groups has come into effect to allow people to be evacuated, but there are concerns that it may not hold. hundreds of people have died since fighting started between the sudanese army and rsf paramilitary force. in recent days, more countries have attempted to evacuate their diplomats and citizens this is a member of the dutch military handing out earplugs as they get ready to take off. and this was the scene as the spanish defence ministry helped diplomats and citizens on to their plane. live now to kalkidan yibetal, in the ethiopian capital addis ababa. it s good to see you. what is happening at the moment? is it realistic that this ceasefire will hold? will hold? well, there are fears it might will hold? well, there are fears it might not - will hold? well, there are fears it might not hold, . fears it might not hold, because this is not the first time the two parties have agreed to a ceasefire. in the previous instances, this ceasefire did not hold, there
not have access to water since saturday but we are drinking from wells in khartoum. live now to kalkidan yibetal in the ethiopian capital, addis ababa. what is the latest you can tell us about the conditions on the ground in sudan as well as those ongoing evacuations? the evacuations those ongoing evacuations? the evacuations are those ongoing evacuations? tue: evacuations are increasing. more and more countries are airlifting or using boats to evacuate their citizens, particularly diplomats. while underground the situation remains dire, there are fears the fighting could escalate and even escalate even more and the humanitarian situation could deteriorate further. people are
our diplomats and their residence and fly out to safety. and while foreign nationals are airlifted out many of sudan s 45 million civilians remain trapped in the fighting. these are pictures from a hospital in khartoum. around 400 civilians have been killed, and thousands have been wounded that s according to the united nations. and the latest violence has worsened sudan s already desperate humanitarian crisis. people have limited food, water and electricity. the us has announced its sending aid to sudan from nearby kenya. in a statement, samantha power, the head of us aid said it has deployed a disaster assistance response team or dart in the region to safely deliver life saving humanitarian assistance to those who need it most. live now to kalkidan yibetal in the ethiopian capital, addis ababa. good to see you. can you bring us up to date with the latest on the ground and also with the
to water since saturday but we are drinking from wells in khartoum. live now to kalkidan yibetal in the ethiopian capital, addis ababa. i know you are monitoring the situation very closely in sudan, what can you tell us? the situation remains evacuations hint of a negotiated solution, we are nearing a supposed ceasefire, that was declared separately by the parties on friday. now there are fears by the sudanese people this could lead to an intensified fighting, even
persuaded to end the fighting. that s not going to be easy and people in the country are in the country are telling us they feel abandoned. 0ur correspondent kalkidan yibetal has been following developments from addis ababa in ethiopia. well, the situation is really difficult for people who are left behind, forforeigners forforeigners orfor the sudanese. it does mean diplomats are living now, that there is a sense of being ignored and being sort of betrayed. for the past nine or ten days, we ve been seeing the situation getting worse and worse with each day. the fighting drags on. basic supplies like electricity and water are not easily found. food stocks are depleting and most of the hospitals and health facilities are not operating properly or to their full capacity,