General News of Tuesday, 23 June 2020Source: Kwaku Darko, ContributorStranded Ghanaians with EU residence permit evacuatedFile PhotoSome One Hundred and Seventy-Eight Ghanaians with resident’s permit in Europe who were stranded in Ghana as a result of the lockdown to contain the spread of the deadly Coronavirus pandemic have been evacuated by the Ghanaian Community in Germany in collaboration with the German Government and the Government of Ghana. The exercise which is the second in the series of evacuation exercises to be embarked on the Ghanaian Community in Germany. According to him, upon the first exercise being successful that the community decided to extend the opportunity to Ghanaians with resident’s permits in Europe. He said the community through a whatsapp group has identified about One Thousand stranded Ghanaians with resident’s permits and plans are underway to have them evacuated in accordance with the rules of engagement. 'At the moment every beneficiary is paying the amount of Seven Hundred and Fifty Euros as the cost of travel, he added.

Source: GhanaWeb June 23, 2020 00:58 UTC