and the situation in khartoum, we talk about the difficulties of getting to the airport, the fact that there is gun fire and fire raging as well, but i was reading one report of someone saying foreign office told me to make my way to the airport and stay at home to wait for the call. but we don t have any communications, the phone lines have been cut, so some cases it is as simple as that, they re just no communication lines. what are you hearing about daily life in khartoum? hearing about daily life in khartoum? . , , khartoum? that is right, lucy, it is really difficult. khartoum? that is right, lucy, it is really difficult. i khartoum? that is right, lucy, it is really difficult. i was khartoum? that is right, lucy, it is really difficult. i was speaking - khartoum? that is right, lucy, it is really difficult. i was speaking to i really difficult. i was speaking to a journalist based in khartoum who was still there who was telling me that he was really excited this
arrival hall is that they will be brought in to a private terminal and then threw into international arrivals. there had been some speculation as to whether they as to where they would be taken, but that has just been clarified for us, the passengers will be brought into a private terminal and then through into international arrivals. so this is a big moment, actually, because this has been a long, tiring journey for so many of these people who have had difficult, terrifying journeys from their homes to an airfield just outside khartoum to be evacuated and the details that we have from downing street, particularly around this and what is going to be happening with the rest of the day, is that we have already had four flights, so that is about 301 people departing from khartoum as part of this british operation to evacuate people. forfurtherflights are people. for further flights are expected people. forfurtherflights are expected to depart throughout the day, throughout wednesday an
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where it is a bit safer, orfind a way to a border somewhere. so really difficult situations for people who are trying any way they can to get to safety. are trying any way they can to get to safe . ., are trying any way they can to get tosafe . ., , . to safety. and also it is difficult at the moment, to safety. and also it is difficult at the moment, nancy, - to safety. and also it is difficult at the moment, nancy, as- to safety. and also it is difficult at the moment, nancy, as you | to safety. and also it is difficult. at the moment, nancy, as you will know because a lot of people are not accepting cash or if they want to use it payments, that is not working either because there is not power, so really, really difficult. reports as well of looting happening in some parts of khartoum today. nancy, as you mentioned, we do have a team inside stansted airport as well and while i am talking to you and watching these pictures, i am also keeping across the bbc news life page, which
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