Ferry with evacuees leaves Libyan port

Serbian workers who were in Ras Nauf, Libya, are being evacuated this Monday by ferry from the port town. The evacuation was postponed last night due to a storm. Ferry with evacuees leaves Libyan port They have now left the north African country along with Montenegrin, Russian and other workers. Montenegrin MFA official Zeljko Stamatovic said earlier there were about 320 Serbians who would board the ferry today. The Montenegrin vessel had received permission from the Libyan authorities, he said, and was waiting for the weather to improve. Other countries are also evacuating their citizens, some choosing to violate Libya's territorial integrity by organizing secret missions involving military planes landing near oil rigs and picking up workers. The AP news agency reports that they include Britain and Germany. The agency also quoted Chinese state media which reported that 30,000 Chinese nationals had left the troubled country. China has been sending up to 17 airplanes a day in order to evacuate its citizens.

Ferry with evacuees leaves Libyan port

They have now left the north African country along with Montenegrin, Russian and other workers.

Montenegrin MFA official Željko Stamatović said earlier there were about 320 Serbians who would board the ferry today.

The Montenegrin vessel had received permission from the Libyan authorities, he said, and was waiting for the weather to improve.

Other countries are also evacuating their citizens, some choosing to violate Libya's territorial integrity by organizing secret missions involving military planes landing near oil rigs and picking up workers. The AP news agency reports that they include Britain and Germany.

The agency also quoted Chinese state media which reported that 30,000 Chinese nationals had left the troubled country.

China has been sending up to 17 airplanes a day in order to evacuate its citizens.