Maltese government in touch with 98 Maltese nationals in Libya

The government is in touch with around 98 Maltese nationals in various parts of Libya.  They include 4 Maltese on US catamaran also stranded in Tripoli.

 There are also 9 Maltese stranded at 103A oil rig due to sandstorm.  MaltaToday is informed that until now over 800 calls have been made to the emergency hotline in total so far.

There are various Maltese companies operating in Libya but there are also other Maltese nationals who work the Oil industry.