Cyprus has called on the EU for help as it deals with the thousands of evacuees fleeing the Israeli offensive in Lebanon.
Makis Constantinides, the director-general of the Ministry of Communications and Works, said that the EU needs to recognise how much the evacuation effort is costing the Mediterranean island and offer help.
"Right now Cyprus is the only outlet for foreigners from Lebanon. It is getting very difficult", he told Reuters news agency on Thursday (21 July).
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