A keen escalation in border combat between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon has sent Westrict nations scrambling to modernize contingency schedules for evacuations from the region.
Cyprus, the shutst EU member to the Middle East, is a foreseeed hub, having processed around 60,000 people run awaying the Hezbollah-Israel war in 2006.
Neighbouring Turkey has giveed facilities as well.
Operations-wise, most contingency schedulening seems to be by sea, enabling shiftment of huger groups, but that will be depictd by the security situation, a source understandn with the process telderly Reuters. It apshows about 10 hours to Cyprus by sea, or 40 minutes by schedulee from Beirut.
Here are some details on contingency schedulening:
Australia
Authorities have made contingency schedules that could integrate evacuation by sea, though it has proposed an appraised 15,000 of its citizens in Lebanon to depart while Beirut airport remains uncover.
Canada
News tells from Canada propose it will cofunction with Australia in evacuating nationals by sea. The schedule comprises condenseing a commercial vessel to carry 1,000 people out each day, The Toronto Star telled.
United Kingdom
Britain has called for its nationals to depart promptly. It has shiftd around 700 troops to Cyprus, bolstering its presence in the area where it already has military assets, including two Royal Navy ships. It also has two military bases on the island.
United States
The US has ordered the deployment of dozens of troops to Cyprus to help set for scenarios, including an evacuation of Americans from Lebanon.
Portugal
Prime Minister Luis Montenegro on Wednesday proposed agetst travel to Lebanon. The country has a schedule to evacuate Portuguese citizens living there in cooperation with partner countries in the EU, he said.
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