'We have got all our clients out', a consultant from a company that specialises in evacuation for the oil industry and other sectors, recently stated about a successful mission to Libya. For many, however, evacuation has been fraught with danger and some nationals remained stranded, writes Nigel Bance. Those left behind were nationals from countries such as Bangladesh, whose government had no capacity to assist in the evacuations of large numbers, and whose only advice to its nationals was to flee to the borders. By comparison, it was reported that the Chinese government, and a number of state-owned Chinese entities, flew out 36,000 of their nationals from Libya over the course of nine days.
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