A total of 42 Nepalese citizens working in Lebanon were evacuated from the country on Sunday, a spokesman at the Nepali foreign ministry said in Kathmandu Monday.
"Those left Lebanon on Sunday were in close communication with Nepalese Consulate in Beirut," Spokesman Yadav Khanal told reporters. "They would have reached Cyprus by an Indian vessel on Sunday and an Air India plane will bring them to India on Monday if the weather condition remains good."
An additional 48 Nepalese willing to leave Lebanon had approached the Nepali consulate office there but they were yet to meet in person, Khanal said.
There has been no report of Nepalese being killed or injured so far, Khanal noted, adding, "The intensified war had prevented many Nepalese from contacting the concerned officials."
The Indian government and International Organization on Migration were helping to evacuate Nepalese in Lebanon, he said.
Five out of the seven Nepalese rescued from Lebanon returned Nepal on Saturday evening while the other two went to their relatives' house in India.
According to Khanal, there are about 4,000 Nepalese in Lebanon.