welcome to bbc news we begin in sudan where the situation remains fluid thousands of people are still continuing to make perilousjourneys to leave the country , before a 72 hour ceasefire ends. the un, the us and neighbouring countries are all involved in diplomatic efforts to try and extend it. south sudan says the sudanese army commander general abdul fattah al burhan has accepted its proposal for face to face talks. but the leader of the rival rapid support forces has not yet responded. clashes have been reported, with gunshots heard and fighterjets seen in parts of the country despite the fragile truce. but it has given some relief to civilians caught up in the violence in khartoum and other areas. many are leaving on flights and thousands more, sudanese and otherforeign nationals have managed to flee to saudia arabia by boat others by road to the borders with egypt and djibouti. at the airfield in khartoum, desperate crowds with just one hope, to escape. everyone
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we just have an update on the number of people, 897 people have now been evacuated on eight uk flights, so this is for uk nationals, they have left khartoum on military flights and arrived here in cyprus before then getting flights onwards back to then getting flights onwards back to the uk. ijust repeat those numbers 897 people aboard eight uk flights. people with uk passports trapped in khartoum, to use the left hours of the cease fire to get to that military base, that airstrip north of khartoum and get out that way. a couple hours left now, that message
welcome to bbc news we begin in sudan where the situation remains fluid thousands of people are still continuing to make perilousjourneys to leave the country , before a 72 hour ceasefire ends. the un, the us and neighbouring countries are all involved in diplomatic efforts to try and extend it. south sudan says the sudanese army commander general abdul fattah al burhan has accepted its proposal for face to face talks. but the leader of the rival rapid support forces has not yet responded. clashes have been reported, with gunshots heard and fighterjets seen in parts of the country despite the fragile truce. but it has given some relief to civilians caught up in the violence in khartoum and other areas. many are leaving on flights and thousands more, sudanese and otherforeign nationals have managed to flee to saudia arabia by boat others by road to the borders with egypt and djibouti.
is being reiterated, but there will continue to be flights out of there. let s listen to the uk foreign secretary. let s listen to the uk foreign secretary- let s listen to the uk foreign secreta . ., , ., ., , secretary. people that we have been s-ueakin to secretary. people that we have been speaking to have secretary. people that we have been speaking to have got secretary. people that we have been speaking to have got to secretary. people that we have been speaking to have got to the - secretary. people that we have been speaking to have got to the airbase i speaking to have got to the airbase in good speaking to have got to the airbase in good order. it s distressing, of course, in good order. it s distressing, of course, but in good order. it s distressing, of course, but they are getting there in good course, but they are getting there in good order. we encourage people to do in good order. we encourage people to do so in good order. we encourage people to do so