Another ten Czechs being evacuated from Lebanon on Slovak military aircraft

Another ten Czechs are being evacuated from Lebanon on a Slovak government plane, the Czech Foreign Ministry confirmed on Saturday. Slovakia sent a military aircraft to fly 46 Slovaks and citizens of other nationalities from Beirut to Cyprus from where they were transferred to a government plane bound for Bratislava. Another plane carrying evacuees is to land in Bratislava at midnight.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that remains in contact with all Czechs registered in Lebanon via the Drozd travel data base, as well as long-term Czech residents in the country. There are currently approximately 200 Czechs in Lebanon. The Ministry has prepared a list of individuals for potential further evacuations and is coordinating with international partners.