Society

Over 500 Chinese evacuees to fly home from Greece

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-02-26 18:07

HERAKLION, Greece - Over 500 Chinese nationals evacuated from Libya to the Greek island of Crete would fly back home on Saturday, a Chinese embassy official said.

A local resident exchanges currency with Chinese who were evacuated from Libya to Greece's island of Crete, Feb 26, 2011. [Photo by Fu Jing/chinadaily.com.cn]

The Chinese embassy in Greece would transport these evacuees to the airport by bus, who would go back home on two planes chartered by the Chinese government, said Li Jie, China's defense attache in Greece.

Related readings:  Over 2,200 Chinese evacuees set to leave Libya  4 vessels on Libya evacuation mission for Chinese nationals

The Greek authorities have offered a lot of help to China's evacuation operation from unrest-hit Libya, said Li.

More than 4,100 Chinese nationals aboard two chartered Greek vessels arrived here Thursday from Libya's Benghazi.