Dr Iman Abugarja had to face an unthinkable decision: to stay with her elderly, sick parents or get her children to safety.
Her son is an Irish national and received a note from the embassy that an evacuation mission was under way.
When she arrived with him and her 17-year-old daughter at the embassy where the European Union effort was being organised - an extremely hard-hit area in Khartoum - an injured man was being taken into safety on a mattress.She offered her help as a doctor and was ushered in by the security guard. Once she was in the building, the head of the mission welcomed her on board the flight in a gesture of generosity.
"They took me in to meet the consul and I said: 'I'm British - I am not EU.' He said: 'No, you're still in the European Union', which I thought was very, very kind," says Dr Abugarja with a watery smile.Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerDr Abugarja had to face an unthinkable decision: to stay with her elderly, sick parents or get her children to safety.
"My 96-year-old grandmother is also with my parents there," she says."These are the people we have left behind - the most vulnerable - and it is just heartbreaking."
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