A total of 460 civilians were evacuated Monday from Syria's besieged old city of Homs, the governor of Homs said.
Most of the evacuees were women, children and elderly people, Xinhua quoted Governor Talal Barazi as saying while stressing upon the possibility of evacuating more civilians from the rebel-held area.
day earlier, more than 611 people were evacuated from the area as part of a recent agreement between the Syrian government and the UN
About 2,500 people are believed to be trapped in old Homs, part of which has been under siege by the government troops since June 2012.