hello, and welcome, i am samantha simmonds. the un has said a seventy two hour ceasefire between the sudanese army and a rival paramilitary group appears to be holding in some parts of the country. as thousands flee, residents in the capital, khartoum, have spoken of their fears the world is abandoning them, with supplies of food, water and medicine running low. foreign nationals are still trying to get out of the country, with numerous governments organising evacuations of their citizens. this was one ship arriving injeddah a few hours ago, more than 1600 people from more than 50 countries fleeing violence in sudan have arrived in saudi arabia. the first french nationals have arrived in roissy airport in paris after their repatriation from sudan. around 250 people, most of whom are french nationals, have left djibouti after being rescued from sudan. the uk has evacuated hundreds of british nationals to larnaca airport in cyprus. this is the second flight landing in the early
song let s get it on. welcome to bbc news. thousands of people are continuing to flee from sudan while the temperary ceasefire still holds. germany and france say all their citizens have now left the country. three planes carrying british nationals have arrived in cyprus. officials have said flights will continue around the clock. the latest is that 300 britons have been evacuated so far. the ceasefire is broadly holding. there were reports of some clashes overnight, but nothing major. there are also reports of prisoners breaking out ofjail, including some facing war crimes charges by the international criminal court. britons are still being told to go to this airbase, about 20 miles north of the capital, for the flights to cyprus. a total of 2,000 people from 50 countries have now crossed the red sea from port sudan tojeddah on a ship organised by saudi arabia. meanwhile, tens of thousands of sudanese continue to try and reach neighbouring chad, egypt and south sudan. 0ur co
before. let s start this a half hour with the latest from sudan. so many through the course of the day let s start with the british nationals getting out because the foreign office said more than 300 british nationals have embarked on flights leaving sudan at the end of the date there will be eight flights. the airstrip being used in sudan, north of khartoum, is beginning to break up. that is what the bbc has been told, sparking fears over how long that runway will last. some of that detail has come from the most senior british commander in charge of that operation in sudan, brigadier dan reeves and had been talking to the bbc about so many different aspects of the operation from the runway to haul full the flights are to those questions around who actually gets on. it s here in the of that interview. some other countries have acted more quickly, some countries like france in particular have escorted his people out. people are terrified. is not the right thing to do? this peo
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