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We can't stay in Sudan forever, says government minister

Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2023 8:19 pm
by newspotted
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British nationals have been evacuated to Cyprus, before flying to the UK

By Paul Adams & Charley Adams
Diplomatic correspondent


An operation to evacuate people from Sudan has been "extremely successful", a government minister has said.

A deadline for British nationals to reach an airstrip north of the country's capital Khartoum for the UK's final rescue flights has expired.

"We can't stay there forever in such dangerous circumstances," said Foreign Office minister Andrew Mitchell.

It follows a government U-turn to allow NHS doctors to now catch evacuation flights out of Sudan.

Tens of thousands of people have fled the country since fighting between rival army factions engulfed Sudan two weeks ago.

The death toll is thought to be much higher than the most recent official figure of 459, and the United Nations fears hundreds of thousands could be displaced if the conflict continues.

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