TORONTO — Abdelgadir Eltayeb and his family have no electricity, dwindling food and water, and haven’t been able to venture far from the home in Khartoum where…
Eltayeb said shells have fallen mere blocks from the relative’s home where he is taking shelter. The Edmonton resident and his family had a return flight to Canada booked for May 9 but that was changed by the airline this week to May 16, he said.He has extended family who live outside the capital, where there is less fighting, but many roads and bridges leaving Khartoum are blocked and the risk of encountering violence on the way out is too great, he said.
Hisham Idris, another Canadian visiting Khartoum, said he’s trying to leave Sudan by crossing its land border into Egypt. He hoped to fly back to Canada from there. Several hospitals in Khartoum have run out of supplies or been shut down. Banks have been closed and account holders have been unable to withdrawal funds. Canada’s travel advisory warns that Sudan’s telecommunication networks could break down without notice.Article content
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