Egyptian workers - fleeing unrest in Libya, and camped out in Tunisia.
These men, who have been living in their tents in a camp set up by the Tunisian military, want to go home.
They say their government isn't doing enough to help them.
[Unamed Worker]:
"We have been here for the last five days. May Allah help us. We are freezing. We have been out in the cold for the last five days. Send us ships or planes. Where are the Egyptian people?"
"We have been here for the last five days. May Allah help us. We are freezing. We have been out in the cold for the last five days. Send us ships or planes. Where are the Egyptian people?"
Another worker says that his government doesn't care about him.
[Unamed Worker]:
"The Egyptian government does not care about us at all. We heard that they will send ships and planes but we haven't seen anything. We want to go home."
"The Egyptian government does not care about us at all. We heard that they will send ships and planes but we haven't seen anything. We want to go home."
Over 50,000 people have fled across the border in the past six days - and there has been no sign of an end to the exodus of mostly poor working men looking for a way home.
Some unofficial reports suggest that well over a million Egyptians had been working in Libya when unrest erupted nearly two weeks ago.
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