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03/03/2011
UK Rescue Operation Begins On Libyan Border
British rescue efforts are underway to aid those stranded on the Libyan-Tunisian border.
UK flights will transport refugees trying to escape the violence.
As UK charities warn of a "potential humanitarian crisis", three UK-chartered planes have already flown around 800 people from Djerba airport in Tunisia to Cairo.
The rescue comes as Foreign Secretary William Hague is planning to hold talks with his French counterpart over the situation in Libya and the Middle East.
Yesterday, in the House of Commons, the Prime Minister announced the launch of evacuation flights and said that Department for International Development (DfID) teams had been sent to the border to distribute 36,000 blankets and tents to 1,500 people in Tunisia.
Andrew Mitchell, the International Development Secretary, is also en-route to view Britain's humanitarian effort in Tunisia.
United Nations Secretary General - Ban Ki-moon, has appealed for additional international airlift to prevent "humanitarian crisis" in camps where refugees are based.
UN refugee agency UNHCR has estimated that between 80,000 and 90,000 people have fled to Tunisia since the violence in Libya began.
The UK government provided three aircraft to fly between Tunisia and Cairo. The rescue effort could airlift around 6,000 stranded Egyptians from the border.
Today a flight flew from Djerba to Cairo, with another flight due to depart tomorrow morning.
France and Spain will also assist with airlift.
An additional 40 flights, organised by the Tunisian government, will transport up to 8,000 people.
In his latest statement, Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi said he will "fight until the last man and woman" and warned that thousands of Libyans will die if Western forces intervene.
(BMcN)
UK flights will transport refugees trying to escape the violence.
As UK charities warn of a "potential humanitarian crisis", three UK-chartered planes have already flown around 800 people from Djerba airport in Tunisia to Cairo.
The rescue comes as Foreign Secretary William Hague is planning to hold talks with his French counterpart over the situation in Libya and the Middle East.
Yesterday, in the House of Commons, the Prime Minister announced the launch of evacuation flights and said that Department for International Development (DfID) teams had been sent to the border to distribute 36,000 blankets and tents to 1,500 people in Tunisia.
Andrew Mitchell, the International Development Secretary, is also en-route to view Britain's humanitarian effort in Tunisia.
United Nations Secretary General - Ban Ki-moon, has appealed for additional international airlift to prevent "humanitarian crisis" in camps where refugees are based.
UN refugee agency UNHCR has estimated that between 80,000 and 90,000 people have fled to Tunisia since the violence in Libya began.
The UK government provided three aircraft to fly between Tunisia and Cairo. The rescue effort could airlift around 6,000 stranded Egyptians from the border.
Today a flight flew from Djerba to Cairo, with another flight due to depart tomorrow morning.
France and Spain will also assist with airlift.
An additional 40 flights, organised by the Tunisian government, will transport up to 8,000 people.
In his latest statement, Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi said he will "fight until the last man and woman" and warned that thousands of Libyans will die if Western forces intervene.
(BMcN)
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