Britain will run an additional evacuation flight out of war-torn Sudan as rescue efforts shift to the east of the country on Monday.
Members of the military are working to assist UK citizens and others trying to escape the conflict zone amid an uneasy ceasefire, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said.
Some 2,122 people have been evacuated on 23 Royal Air Force (RAF) flights from the Wadi Seidna airfield near the Sudanese capital Khartoum, but more than 1,000 British passport holders may remain in the country.
Medics from the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment of the British Army carry medical equipment as they arrive at Wadi Seidna airport in Khartoum, Sudan, on April 27, 2023. (UK Ministry of Defence via Getty Images)
The government ceased evacuation operations from the site on Saturday as an armistice between the country’s warring generals appeared to start breaking down….