Foreign nations pushed on Monday (Apr 24) with frantic evacuations of their citizens from chaos-torn Sudan, where heavy fighting raged for a 10th day between forces loyal to two rival generals.
As the army and paramilitary forces again clashed in Khartoum and across the country, terrified Sudanese have endured acute shortages of water, food, medicines, and fuel as well as power and internet blackouts, the UN said.
The United States and multiple European, Middle Eastern, African, and Asian nations have launched emergency missions to bring to safety their embassy staff and Sudan-based citizens by road, air, and sea.
US special forces swooped in with Chinook helicopters on Sunday to rescue diplomats and their dependents, while Britain launched a similar rescue mission involving more than 1,000 military personnel.
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said more than 1,000 of the bloc’s citizens had been taken out during a “long and intense weekend” involving missions by France, Germany, and other member nations.
Malaysia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Dato Seri Dr. Zambry Kadir has informed that arrangements are being made to repatriate citizens out of the war zone but has not shared further details on how or when. National oil giant, Petronas has also revealed very little information on employees stationed in Sudan only that they are safe.
