What are countries doing to evacuate their citizens from Lebanon?

Countries around the world are preparing emergency response plans to evacuate their citizens from Lebanon.

Let's introduce the actions of several countries:

・AustraliaTo evacuate its citizens from Lebanon, Australia has prepared several hundred airline seats and dispatched military planes to Cyprus as part of emergency measures.

- There are reports that 3,000 citizens are hoping to be repatriatedBrazilFor those wishing to leave the country, the air force dispatched an Airbus A330 to trucking. This plane flew 220 people from Beirut on Friday, with plans to operate two flights per week.

Xinhua Communications reported that more than 200 peopleChinasafely evacuated by the government.

・According to reports from Canada, Canada is planning to cooperate with Australia to evacuate its citizens by sea.

・CyprusOn Thursday, Cyprus evacuated 38 nationals using an aircraft provided by Greece. There are an estimated 1,000 to 1,500 Cypriots in Lebanon.

・FranceFrance has been developing an emergency response plan centered around the airports of Cyprus and Beirut for the past few months. Evacuation via Turkey is also being considered.

・GermanyThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that 219 nationals will be evacuated from Lebanon on Friday.

・GreeceEvacuated 22 citizens on Thursday, including nationals of Cyprus.

・JapanJapan dispatched two C-2 military transport planes to Lebanon on Thursday, waiting to evacuate 40-50 Japanese nationals there. The Netherlands is sending military aircraft to repatriate their citizens from Lebanon on two flights today and tomorrow.

• Those wishing to depart from LebanonPolandAn airplane carrying dozens of people including citizens from other countries landed in Warsaw today.

・RomaniaYesterday, the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Defense announced that they evacuated 69 citizens from Lebanon by military aircraft.

・RussiaRussia has started evacuating citizens from Lebanon, and the families of diplomats departed from Beirut on a special flight yesterday.

・SpainSpain stated that it plans to dispatch two military planes to evacuate 350 nationals from Lebanon.

・TurkeyThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey stated on Tuesday that it is prepared to evacuate Turkish nationals from Lebanon by air and sea, and is cooperating with about 20 countries to evacuate foreigners through Turkey.

・United KingdomThe United Kingdom has arranged a limited number of charter flights for its nationals departing from Lebanon.