UN appeals for aid to address humanitarian situation at Libyan/Tunisia border

Wednesday, March 2nd 2011 - 06:24 UTC

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The UN has called for a mass humanitarian evacuation of people fleeing Libya for Tunisia, saying the border situation is at “crisis point”. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said thousands of lives were at stake. Some 75,000 people have fled to Tunisia since unrest began and 40,000 more are waiting to cross, the UN says. Read full article

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The British have done very well here, considering we are not supposed to have much, but again the military have surpassed themselves, missions to rescue stranded people, 2 warships, 3 Hercules, helicopter, delivering medicines and tents and blankets. Britain leads the way,
other just follow , and starting to send help, and the Americans are vigorously debating the problem, all in all the world can do a lot more to help, and will do so, but will Beleaguered Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi go, no idea, his decision his future , ??
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