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Kerala CM asks special flight to rescue nurses in Libya

In the present circumstances it will take more than 10 days for getting air tickets

BS Reporter Kochi
Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy has written a letter to External Affairs Minister Sushama Swaraj that a special flight maybe arranged to bring back Malayalee nurses who are arriving at Tunisia from the strife-torn Libya.

In the present circumstances it will take more than 10 days for getting air tickets.The first batch of 58 nurses has already started from Tripoli to reach Tunisia border. Another batch of 48 female nurses is waiting at Tripoli for the bus to Tunisia. Chief minister demanded that special flight should be arranged for the travel of these 108 nurses evacuated from Libya. He also said that for subsequent evacuation airtickets in scheduled flights may be arranged.

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First Published: Aug 04 2014 | 2:30 PM IST

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