DFA urges Filipinos in Libya to evacuate areas near clashes

January 4, 2020

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), through the Philippine Embassy in Tripoli, Libya, reiterates its appeal to Filipinos in Tripoli to avoid and, if necessary, immediately evacuate areas close to where fighting is taking place.

The embassy issued the appeal after eight Filipino nurses were evacuated Thursday afternoon from a clinic near where intense clashes have taken place. 

Chargé d’Affaires Elmer G. Cato said the embassy is ready to assist other Filipinos in relocating to safer areas as long as the situation would allow its rescue teams to reach them.

More than 20 Filipinos have evacuated their residences in Salahuddin District and are now staying with relatives and friends.

Cato said the embassy will provide temporary shelter to Filipinos who will be displaced due to the ongoing clashes. 

The Embassy will also continue to assist Filipinos who may want to avail repatriation.

Three Filipinos have so far requested assistance in returning to the Philippines since the start of the year. A total of 149 were repatriated last year.  DMS