Calling it a daring and complex rescue, V Muraleedharan informed that evacuees of this batch were located in the vicinity of the Sudanese Capital Khartoum, from where the violence between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces erupted.
to the south sudanese capital to sit down and talk about another three day ceasefire, to carry on when the current one expires later today. and also to talk about humanitarian corridors within khartoum and perhaps to talk about the wider differences that separate the two of them. that is the offer, and it seems to have been provisionally accepted at least by the sudanese army, but we have not yet heard from the rapid support forces and general hemetti whether he is willing to attend the talks. the lull in violence in the sudanese capital khartoum has allowed many people to flee. tens of thousands of civilians have taken refuge in the neighbouring states of south sudan, chad, ethiopia, egypt and djibouti. aid agencies are calling for urgent humanitarian assistance for them. rescue operations by a number of countries have intensified since the truce began on tuesday. france has announced it s evacuated 936 people. the uk says it s got 536 people out so far, with britons being told to go
that airfield just outside the sudanese capital khartoum. over the course sudanese capital khartoum. over the course of sudanese capital khartoum. over the course of the day anybody who could -et course of the day anybody who could get there course of the day anybody who could get there and was eligible for a british get there and was eligible for a british flight was told to go. i do -et british flight was told to go. i do get the british flight was told to go. i do get the sense that ministers are not sure just get the sense that ministers are not sure just how long they are going to be able sure just how long they are going to be able to sure just how long they are going to be able to keep this going. rishi sunak be able to keep this going. rishi sunak has be able to keep this going. rishi sunak has talked about not being certain sunak has talked about not being certain about the long term viability certain about the long term viability of that airfield that they ha
before boarding a charter flight to the uk. more flights are expected throughout the day, to move hundreds of uk citizens out of the country during a 72 hour ceasefire, which has come after more than a week of fighting. british passport holders have been asked to make their own way to an airbase on the outskirts of the sudanese capital khartoum. so far, three british planes have flown from there to larnaca. another potential escape route is by sea, from port sudan, but it s a long and risky journey to get there. other people have already fled by travelling to border crossings overland, many of them to egypt. our correspondent nick beake is at larnaca airport this lunchtime. the britons who have made it here are half way home and we have been told around 400 people have made
the devastating fallout of a feud between top generals. but as the raf now evacuate british citizens, there are reports the airfield in the capital khartoum is breaking up. raising concerns about how many more rescue flights can come to cyprus, which is halfway home. this, though, is how it feels to have escaped the fighting. here in cyprus i met eight year old karim and his ten year old sister, dialam. with their mum, shereen. who explained how they had got out of sudan. once we got there to the airport, we met the british soldiers who were very friendly and they helped us a lot to get here. other countries, the french and germans, got their people out before the british. how do you feel, do you think the british helped