Filipino and Indian workers evacuated from Libya to Malta

Filipino nationals with their luggages prepare to board a ship as part of an evacuation from conflict-torn Libya, in Benghazi August 13, 2014. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori

VALLETTA (Reuters) - More than 1,000 Philippine and Indian workers were evacuated to Malta on Friday from Libya, whose parliament has sought United Nation help to protect civilians from fighting between armed factions.

Maltese harbour officials said Daewoo had chartered a catamaran for 300 mostly Indian workers from Zuwaytinah, south west of Benghazi, while the Philippine government chartered a ferry that brought in 804 Philippine workers and some workers of other nationalities.