The RAF planes used until yesterday took off from Wadi Seidna Air Base, but tomorrow’s flight will leave from Port Sudan International Airport (Picture: Royal Navy)
Report from the METRO
By Craig Munro
Sunday 30 April 2023 4:07 pm BST UK - full copy:
The UK is to run an additional flight to evacuate British citizens from Sudan after announcing an end to the operation yesterday.
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said: ‘The UK has now airlifted over 2,100 people to safety from Sudan, in what has been the largest and longest evacuation of any western country. I want to thank all of those working to deliver this evacuation and ensure as many people as possible are brought to safety.
‘Evacuation flights have ended from Wadi Saeedna but our rescue efforts continue from Port Sudan.
‘We continue to do everything in our power to secure a long-term ceasefire, a stable transition to civilian rule and an end the violence in Sudan.’
View original: https://metro.co.uk/2023/04/30/uk-to-run-extra-sudan-evacuation-flight-as-rescue-efforts-continue-18698712/
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