The United Kingdom sent more than 1,200 soldiers to evacuate diplomats and citizens living in Sudan as Spain coordinated an operation to ensure the departure of around 100 people – including a Portuguese woman – from Sudan’s capital, Khartoum. and, Except for one Portuguese who wanted to stay, the remaining 21 are no longer in the country. However, Turkey postponed its mission due to the blast. Since April 15, tensions have escalated in Khartoum, with Sudanese government-backed armed forces on one side and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the other. And, since that day, the Europeans began to design their respective measures to rescue citizens living in the country, which is now engulfed in conflict and, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), already has more than 400 people. died
One of the main problems for countries that want to guarantee the safety of their citizens is precisely the Khartoum airport, which is non-functional and means that countries have to design various recovery plans. Not everyone chose the same solution – some used nearby airports, while others risked overland routes to reach neighboring countries like Egypt.
Another difficulty is the lack of security on the way out of Khartoum, the two warring armies announced a three-day ceasefire last Friday, but the promise was not kept and the shelling continued. For example, according to GuardianTurkey ordered its citizens to leave Khartoum by road, but an explosion near the crossing forced the evacuation to be postponed.
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