A Halifax man stuck in Lebanon says he's still waiting to hear back from Canadian officials about leaving the bombed-out country.

Hundreds of Canadians gathered Wednesday at the port of Beirut to board ships chartered by the federal government.

This map shows Canada's evacuation routes.

But Teddy Zaghloul, who's in the northern part of the country, says he sent his information to the Canadian Embassy, but hasn't received a response.

"Everybody else took their people," Zaghloul said of the mass exodus of foreigners from Lebanon.

"We're the last ones. The Canadians haven't been able to leave."

Zaghloul, president of the Canadian Lebanon Society in Halifax, and his 10-year-old son left last month for his first trip to Lebanon in 12 years. They're staying with his parents.

The Zaghlouls are among the estimated 50,000 Canadians in Lebanon. However, federal officials say only 30,000 have registered with the Canadian Embassy.

The federal government's plan involves ferrying people to Cyprus and Turkey. From there, they will be flown back to Canada.

But officials say getting all the Canadians out could take weeks.

Besides calls from his wife back in Canada, Zaghloul is learning about the evacuation plan from watching television.

He heard about the mob gathered Wednesday morning to board the first ship.

"I hope it's going to be better organized," he said.

Zaghloul says his family is in a relatively safe area of Lebanon, so he fears what could happen if he and his son head south to catch a ship out.

The fighting between Israeli troops and Hezbollah militants based in Lebanon started last week.

On Wednesday, more fighting broke out in southern Lebanon after Israel sent troops across the border in search of tunnels and weapons.