London has already evacuated more than 1,800 people from Sudan after criticism for the “abandonment” of its citizens
30 Apr. (EUROPE PRESS) –
The British authorities have announced that they will charter one last flight for Monday May 1 that will allow the evacuation of citizens of the European country after the controversy over the “abandonment” denounced by the British caught up in the conflict in Sudan.
Those who want to use this flight must be at the British Evacuation Management Center installed at the Port Sudan International Airport before noon, diplomatic sources have reported.
This same Sunday London had reported the departure of the last of the 21 flights organized for the evacuation of British citizens from Sudan in the face of the crisis unleashed by the confrontation between the Army and the Rapid Support Forces despite acknowledging that there were still British citizens in the country.
London had thus announced the suspension of any new evacuation attempt pending the situation normalize and due to low demand. The flights have so far enabled the evacuation of more than 1,888 people, most of them British citizens and immediate family members.
“We will continue to use all diplomatic mechanisms to achieve a permanent ceasefire and end the bloodshed in Sudan,” said British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly. “Civilian rule and a stable transition is the best formula to protect the security and prosperity of the Sudanese people,” he added.
Britain has been criticized for its decision to evacuate its diplomats while offering little support to British citizens caught up in the conflict. Many of them said they felt “abandoned.”
“We cannot stay there in such dangerous circumstances,” argued the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Andrew Mitchell, who considers the evacuation operation “very successful”.
This Saturday a Dutch flight with 160 citizens on board left Khartoum for Jordan, the eighth and last flight organized by the Netherlands. Up to 85 Dutch people have been evacuated by the Dutch Air Force and the rest have left on chartered planes from other European countries. The Netherlands has evacuated 130 people from 18 other countries.
Meanwhile, countries like the United States, China or Saudi Arabia have organized the evacuation through the port of Port Sudan, on the shores of the Red Sea, from where foreigners were transferred to the Saudi port of Jeddah.
