a race against time. as fighting in sudan intensified, thousands of dual nationals were desperate to escape. amongst them, azhaar s grandparents, abdalla sholgami, a british citizen and a london hotel owner, and his wife, alaweya rishwan. they were next to the military hq. they were in the centre of khartoum. that area you can t leave, you can t enter. there are snipers everywhere in the area. they were trapped here in their home opposite to the british embassy and thousands of miles away azhaar and her family were desperate to save her grandparents. we contacted the british ambassador, giles lever, and we contacted fcdo. we contacted the turkish embassy when the british embassy was not reciprocative, had no interest. unable to get help from the british embassy, they were running out of supplies.
and his wife, alaweya rishwan. they were next to the military hq. they were in the centre of khartoum. that area you can t leave, you can t enter. there are snipers everywhere in the area. they were trapped here in their home opposite the british embassy and thousands of miles away, azhaar and her family were desperate to save her grandparents. we contacted the british ambassador, giles lever, and we contacted fcdo. we contacted the turkish embassy when the british embassy was not reciprocative, had no interest. unable to get help from the british embassy, they were running out of supplies. her grandfather left her disabled grandmother to try and find help. five minutes into his journey he got shot, three bullets, his hand, chest, lower back, then we lost touch because no electricity and then we didn t have a way to call them.
an area of russia just over the borderfrom ukraine is reported whitening turning to another important story, a british family has told an investigation that his wife died of starvation in sudan after the british embassy left the couple to fend for themselves during the recent fighting. died of starvation in sudan, after the british embassy left the couple to fend for themselves during the recent fighting. despite repeated calls for assistance, the couple were offered no help, in leaving their home, which isjust yards from the embassy, in the capital, khartoum. the foreign office says, it was too dangerous to provide on the ground support. nawal al magafi, has that story. a race against time. as fighting in sudan intensified, thousands of dual nationals were desperate to escape. amongst them, azhaar s grandparents, abdalla sholgami, a british citizen and a london hotel owner, and his wife, alaweya rishwan. they were next to the military hq. they were in the centre of khartoum.
towards strategic places like the khartoum international airport, the military hq and the palace. all of them are in khartoum. i5 the palace. all of them are in khartoum- the palace. all of them are in khartoum. is it clear who is in control of khartoum. is it clear who is in control of the khartoum. is it clear who is in control of the country - khartoum. is it clear who is in control of the country at - khartoum. is it clear who is in control of the country at this i control of the country at this moment? it control of the country at this moment? moment? it is not clear, because moment? it is not clear, because everyone - moment? it is not clear, because everyone has i moment? it is not clear, i because everyone has been moment? it is not clear, - because everyone has been just claiming things. the rss in the beginning they controlled khartoum international airport, and they said they are going into the military hq, and at the same time i was receiving statements from the army
rapid support forces. so it s been like this, clashes over between the rfs and the sudan armed forces. it started early in the morning at 9:00am in the southern part of khartoum, and then it s quickly spread towards strategic places like the khartoum international airport, the military hq and the presidential palace. all of them are in khartoum. is it clear who is in control of the country at this moment? it s not clear, because everyone has beenjust claiming things. the rsf in the beginning said they controlled khartoum international airport, and they said they re going into the military hq, and at the same time i was receiving statements from the army denying all these things.