“Transported by one of the Kingdom’s ships”, 1,687 civilians fleeing Sudan arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. Of the total, only 13 were Saudis, the rest being foreign citizens.
A boat carrying 1,687 civilians from more than 50 countries fleeing fighting in Sudan arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said.
They were all “transported by one of the Kingdom’s ships, and the Kingdom was ready to meet all the basic needs of foreign citizens,” the Saudi ministry said in a statement.
Sudan. The conflict escalated and several countries designed mega-operations to remove citizens —the Portuguese have already left
Thirteen of the newly arrived civilians were Saudis.while the rest come from countries in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, North America and Central America, according to the same note.
Sudan has been the scene since April 15 of clashes between the forces of the army chief and de facto ruler of Sudan since the 2021 coup, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhane, and the “number two” and head of the support paramilitary forces. (RSF), Mohamed Hamdane Daglo.
At least 459 people died and more than 4,000 were injured, according to the UN.
A three-day ceasefire between the warring parties, brokered by the United States, brought some calm to Khartoum, but witnesses reported a return to airstrikes and fighting.
Antony Blinken confirms a ceasefire in Sudan for 72 hours, starting at midnight (local) this Monday
Saudi Arabia organized several evacuation operations by air and sea. Also on Saturday, 150 people arrived by boat in the Saudi port city of Jeddah.
On Monday, a C-130 Hercules military plane carried dozens of South Korean civilians to an air base in Jeddah, while a ship carried some 200 people from 14 countries across the Red Sea from Port Sudan.
So far, 2,148 people have been evacuated from Sudan to Saudi Arabia, including more than 2,000 foreigners, according to the statement.
Source: Observadora
