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Government prepares to evacuate Australians from Beirut

Published 3 October 2024, 8:48 am
Two Royal Australian Air Force planes have landed in Cyprus, as the government prepares to evacuate Australian citizens from Beirut. Dozens of seats on a commercial flight this morning sat empty, as the government urges action - warning it can't help all 15,000 Australians in Lebanon. Speaking from Beirut this afternoon, a Sydney woman has told SBS that travelling to the airport is dangerous.
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