(8 Feb 2011) HEADLINE: US set to fly thousands of Americans from Egypt
CAPTION: The State Department is prepared to evacuate thousands of U.S. citizens from Egypt on chartered planes, but it is relying largely on friends and families in the U.S. to relay that information to stranded Americans. (Jan. 30)
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As chaos continues to erupt in the Egyptian capital --the U.S. State Department says it is preparing to charter planes to evacuate thousands of U.S. citizens who want to get out of the country.
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The charter flights will begin Monday and fly U.S. citizens and their dependents from Cairo to Athens, Greece -- Istanbul, Turkey -- and Nicosia, Cyprus.
The State Department says It will take several days to get the job done -- and the U.S. may also send charter planes to other cities in Egypt -- such as Luxor -- if there are a number of American's stranded there.
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"I don't like being in this situation....it's very chaotic for us....we don't speak the language...it's hard to communicate with people and get the information...best thing for us is to get to the airport."
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Internet interruptions in Egypt are making it difficult for Americans there to get information about the evacuations.
The State Department says, instead -- it may be easier for U.S. citizens in Egypt to be in touch with Americans in the U.S. who have unfettered access to the internet.
Americans looking for information on the flights should monitor the State Department and embassy websites -- or send an email to egyptemergency (AT) state-dot-gov

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