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Sri Lankan gov't trying to evacuate nationals from violence-hit Yemen

Xinhua, April 1, 2015 Adjust font size:

Sri Lankan government is making arrangements to evacuate about 100 Sri Lankans in Yemen, as fighting worsens, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in coordination with the Sri Lanka Embassy in Muscat, which is concurrently accredited to Yemen, is exploring all possible avenues to ensure the safe return of the Sri Lankans, the statement noted.

"The government of Sri Lanka has sought assistance of the UN Office in Sana'a and the International Organization for Migration( IOM) in Colombo in the evacuation efforts," it said.

Meanwhile, the Indian government has promptly acceded to the request of the government of Sri Lanka to bring the stranded Sri Lankans along with Indian nationals in Yemen, who are to be evacuated by air and sea on special flights and ships, respectively.

Sri Lankan families have been requested to inform the ministry of the whereabouts of their family members to assist evacuation.

Fighting intensified after Saudi Arabia began attacks over the weekend on Houthi strongholds in Yemen. Endi