Trapped Brits in Sudan 'forced to kill pets' after being left behind in evacuation
"I'm even hearing stories of people killing their pets because they are worried they are going to starve. People are terrified.
"And across the world, there are very limited evacuations going on because of the complexities on the ground." Many Brits in the country were only spoken to via mass text by the Government, with a message from theKearns continued: "As a former foreign office diplomat you are the last person out. "However, there was a meaningful risk to the lives of British diplomats and that's why we saw all of our allies lift out their diplomats. But now the focus has to shift towards getting out British nationals."has led to heavy bombardment of the capital Khartoum, leaving 400 dead and 3,500 injured.
Battles in the country have been raging for a week between troops loyal to ruler Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and rebels led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo — said to be backed byBritish-Sudanese writer Rozan Ahmed told how she had been left cowering under a bed for six hours."We have received no information as to our evacuation.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Sudan factions agree 72-hour ceasefire as UK scrambles to get Brits out of deadly conflictSudanese factions fighting a civil war have agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire as the UK scrambles to get Brits out of the country.
Read more »
Sudan violence: UK help for Britons stuck in Sudan 'severely limited'Some Britons in the war-torn country say they feel abandoned by the UK after diplomats were evacuated.
Read more »
'We've been abandoned': 4,000 Brits stranded in war-ravaged Sudan beg for government help after SAS rescues diplomatsAs many as 4,000 Brits could be caught up in the war in Sudan as the government faces pressure to evacuate citizens while other nations' rescue missions are carried out.
Read more »
Seventy NHS doctors trapped in Sudan and stranded Brits 'forced to kill pets' after SAS just rescue diplomatsMore than 70 NHS doctors are trapped in Sudan as stranded Brits are forced to 'kill pets' after the SAS just rescued diplomats.
Read more »
Andrew Marr: It's very hard to see how the Government can get Brits trapped in war-torn Sudan out safelyAndrew Marr has said it's very hard to see how the UK Government can get British nationals stuck in war-torn Sudan out of the country safely, as ministers consider evacuation options.
Read more »