hello, welcome to the programme. sudan s army has deployed tanks and heavy artillery in preparation for launching a large scale attack. the deployment, despite a ceasefire, is part of an effort to recapture areas of the capital, khartoum, held by the rival rapid support forces. the army has urged people to remain indoors and stay away from windows. the british government says the operation to evacuate people has been extremely successful. nearly1900 people has been extremely successful. nearly 1900 people have been thrown out of the country on 21 flights on tuesday. the last british flight was due to leave from an airfield north of khartoum overnight. in other developments, the government of south sudan is still saying it is trying to convene peace talks between representatives of the two sides. the former prime minister of sudan has called for a unified international push for dialogue. he also warned the conflicts will be a nightmare for the world if it continues and could b
hello, i m lucy gray. sudan s army has deployed tanks and heavy artillery for a large scale offensive in the capital, khartoum. there are reports of heavy fighting in the city. the army says it s attacking from all directions, despite a ceasefire being in place. it s part of an effort to recapture areas held by the rival, rapid support forces. the army has urged people to remain indoors and to stay away from windows. south sudan says it s still trying to convene peace talks between representatives of the two sides. the uk s last evacuation flight has left sudan. the foreign office says nearly 1900 people have been flown out since tuesday. meanwhile, the united states has completed its first evacuation of citizens from the country. countries like saudi arabia are getting people out tojeddah via port sudan on the red sea. our correspondent andrew harding filed this report from jeddah. the dock site here in port sudan. and you can see here 52, we believe, 52 evacuees from yemen,
of the red cross says a plane landed at port sudan with eight tonnes of relief supplies, including health kits for hospitals. it hopes to get security guarantees to send humanitarian aid to the capital, khartoum and the darfur region. despite a ceasefire being in place, the past few hours have seen intense clashes in khartoum as the army tries to dislodge the rival rsf. residents are being urged to remain indoors and stay away from windows. tens of thousands of civilians have abandoned their homes and are fleeing sudan. what was supposed to be the uk s last evacuation flight left the country overnight, but in the last couple of hours, the uk government has announced there will be an extra flight leaving from port sudan tomorrow. the united states has completed its first evacuation of citizens. countries like saudi arabia are evacuating people to the city ofjeddah, via port sudan on the red sea. let s hear from evacuees in port sudan. i was working in the sudan for the last 13
and how the city of liverpool is preparing to welcome the lgbt+ community ahead of the eurovision song contest. there has been more fighting in the sudanese capital khartoum with the reports of fighter jets sudanese capital khartoum with the reports of fighterjets and drones targeting positions held by viable paramilitary forces even though a ceasefire supposed to be in place. these images show khartoum, where fighting is continuing in parts of the capital with reports of fighter jets and jones are getting positions held the rapid support forces or rsf fighterjets and drones. chaotic scenes and sudan in the east where people try to escape and about 2000 people try to escape and about 2000 people have arrived in the saudi coastal city ofjeddah. the latest. safe from the fighting nearly 2,000 people packed on board a ferry arriving injeddah, saudi arabia, this morning after an overnight trip across the red sea from the increasingly crowded and desperate port sudan, where p
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