Gunfire and heavy artillery fire persisted Saturday in parts of Sudan’s capital Khartoum, residents said.
In this photo provided by the UK Ministry of Defence, British Nationals prepare to be evacuated onto a RAF aircraft at Wadi Seidna Air Base, in Sudan, Thursday, April 27, 2023. – Gunfire and heavy artillery fire persisted Saturday in parts of Sudan’s capital Khartoum, residents said, despite the extension of a cease-fire between the country’s two top generals, whose battle for power has killed hundreds and sent thousands fleeing for their lives.
Foreign countries continued to evacuate diplomatic staff and nationals while thousands of Sudanese fled across borders into Chad and Egypt. Up to 20,000 refugees — mostly women and children — have crossed over the western border to Chad, the United Nations said, a country that has struggled for stability in the aftermath of its own coup two years ago.
Airlifts from the country have also posed challenges, with a Turkish evacuation plane hit by gunfire outside Khartoum on Friday. Now in its third week, the fighting has left swaths of Khartoum without electricity and running water. Those sheltering at home say they're running out of food and basic supplies. Residents on Saturday in the city of Omdurman, west of Khartoum, said they'd been waiting three days to get fuel — complicating their escape plans.
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