In Video: Workers flee Libya

Thousands have made it out of Libya, while many more remain. Photo: Getty.

Almost two weeks since the crisis began, the stream of workers continues and the UN's High Commission for Refugees is rushing more aid to the area, including expanding the Ras Ajdir camp so it can accommodate 20,000 people.

Valerie Amos, UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, reported that the World Health Organization (WHO) calls the situation "precarious" and has sent trauma and surgical kits, and other critical medical supplies to Libya via the Eastern port of Benghazi. She also added that the World Food Program (WFP) is dispatching teams to the Egyptian and Tunisian borders to: "assess needs and do contingency planning for delivering food assistance to people affected by the violence inside Libya if there is a need and once the security situation allows".

"Libya depends on food imports, and could see a potential interruption in its food supply chain due to the unrest," she said.

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