Friday, February 25, 2011

The Spanish repatriated from Libya on his fear and anguish

Madrid (Editorial / Agencies) .- Some of the 61 Spanish who arrived yesterday afternoon at Madrid from Tripoli on a flight with 131 passengers chartered by the oil company Repsol-YPF have reported their experience of "fear, anguish and horror "in a" war ", reports EFE. The president of Repsol, Antonio Brufau, has gone to Madrid's Barajas airport to welcome travelers, among whom were 54 oil workers and 34 relatives.

Apart from oil company employees who were repatriated by the same airline and thanks to the efforts of the Spanish Embassy in the country, other Spanish residents complained that Libya had to get back on planes chartered by other countries such as Bulgaria and Portugal to the passivity of the Spanish authorities and the Spanish Embassy in Tripoli.

Complaints from some passengers on the Embassy of Spain "That the Government take note. Repsol is Spain's embassy in Libya", said one of the returnees on Wednesday Spanish Spanish oil. The outrage at the inaction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and mismanagement of Spain's Ambassador in Tripoli, Luis Francisco Garcia Cerezo, were the two most heard among those rescued by the Spanish oil company, as reported by El Mundo.

is. Ignacio, one of Sacyr workers had lived in the flesh what they branded a "disaster": "We have been totally destitute," he explained very quiet in the midst of turmoil in the T-1. "Three days ago we called to see what they could do for us, we replied that we were looking for us life.

They said they could not do anything because they could not communicate with us either by mail or by phone. We left." "Only one person from the embassy helped us: a policeman who came to offer us their own home, imagine the situation. Your house!" Said stunned Human Resources Manager of the construction project in Libya.

Felix Castro, in charge of this operation to evacuate employees of Repsol, has acknowledged that the process for the output of Tripoli has been "difficult, complicated and stressful, but, in his view," the company has set an example of how to handle these cases. " Castañeda stressed the "very good cooperation" with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Embassy of Spain, which has enabled the output to a morning "quiet" because "it was raining cats and dogs." Commented that the situation in the Libyan capital is "uncertainty" and "chaos" although, after talking with some acquaintances this evening, "it seems that now there is shooting and it's raining a lot, which cools things down much ".

Among the passengers was the Araluce Itziar Madrid girl, who lived in Tripoli for the work of his father, and has ensured that he could see nothing of what was happening in the city as refugees remained at home, although they could hear shots, screams and splashes of horns. Has acknowledged that it has experienced moments of fear, anguish and horror because of the situation in the capital of Libya, where the airport was "pushing" and "could not even breathe." Araluce has indicated that initially the output of Tripoli was scheduled for yesterday afternoon, but the situation was complicated until they could leave the country early this morning because "the streets were quiet." A Repsol worker who did not want to give her name has been very happy to be back to Spain thanks to the company and described the chaos that has gripped the Tripoli airport, where "there are many people who want to quit and few alternatives.

" Commented that he has not seen much of what was happening in the streets because they could not leave the camp where they were, but estimated that "the situation is not as bad as seen on TV." In this aircraft, has also traveled Madhi Salleh, a Spanish citizen of Iraqi origin, who works for the builder Sacyr Vallehermoso, who has acknowledged that there is a conflict in Libya, but "there are many things that have been exaggerated in the West." "I have not seen any bombing in Tripoli," said Madhi Salleh, who pointed out that it has not been killed or wounded in the streets of the Libyan capital.

He explained that during the day there are demonstrations in support of the Government and in the evenings, there are tire fires and attacks on banks. Galician Pablo Prieto, the football coach in Libya, which has also arrived in Spain on this flight, said that although the area where he lived was quiet and safe, has been recorded in the mind a "bad image "Tripoli, yesterday morning, when I was in a taxi to the Embassy," with buildings and burning cars and barricades.

" Another image that you Prieto "very hurtful" is that of thousands of people in very poor hygienic conditions at the airport in the Libyan capital. Prieto, who was a year and a half football coach in Libya, has asserted that the deal has been great in Libya by the Federation, except at the end that have been in the street, waiting for what may occur in the country.

His partner, Luis Castilian, trainer of the football team of Libya, said that the country is experiencing a war situation and alarming for everyone and expressed his hope that resolves in a few days. Castilian has shown grateful to travel on a plane chartered by Repsol, after making arrangements with employees of the company in Tripoli, Interior Ministry and the Embassy of Spain.

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