The international community begins the wave of evacuations in Sudan

The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Egypt, Belgium or the Netherlands begin operations on the ground to get their nationals out following the trail of the US and Saudi Arabia

MADRID, 23 Abr. (EUROPA PRESS) -

Around a dozen countries have begun operations on the ground in the last few hours to get their citizens out of the capital of Sudan, Khartoum, plunged into a spiral of violence due to the fighting that began a week ago between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Egypt, Belgium or the Netherlands have announced the beginning of their respective evacuation processes, sometimes individual, sometimes concerted, after the operations carried out in the last few hours by Saudi Arabia and the United States. Jordanian transport ships are already on the country's coast to complete the evacuation process of its 300 nationals announced yesterday by the authorities.

For example, six Canadian diplomats were among the group evacuated by US special forces from Khartoum this morning, according to sources close to the operation to the newspaper 'The New York Times', while the Government of Canada announced the transfer of officials from the Embassy to "a safe place outside the country."

The French government has not yet ruled on what could be the most serious incident during the first hours of the evacuation: an alleged attack by the Sudanese Army denounced by the RSF that would have injured a French citizen, sources told Le Monde. close to the operation.

One of the most notable evacuations has been the one carried out by the United Kingdom, which has led an operation that has involved more than 1,200 military personnel in coordination with the United States, France and other allies. The German Ministry of Defense has also assured that "within the possibilities, the mission will also evacuate European citizens and other nationalities."

In the same way, and according to 'NYT' sources, a long UN convoy has begun the journey from the capital to the city of Port Sudan in the last few hours -- one of the main evacuation destinations --. The convoy, made up of dozens of buses and vans with UN personnel and international aid groups, have begun the journey of more than 600 kilometers that separates both cities.

Countries like Greece, Italy, India or South Korea are also finalizing their preparations while Spain has two planes ready in Djibouti to begin the evacuation at the appropriate time. Also in the last few hours, the Chinese government has announced that it is considering the evacuation of its citizens in Sudan.