First UK evacuation flight carrying British nationals lands in Cyprus
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said the government was not able to escort people to the airfield and British nationals would need to "make their own way there".
Several have spoken of their anger and desperation at being left behind, while other foreign nationals and UK embassy staff were flown out. Hundreds of people have been airlifted from Sudan by other countries, including more than 1,000 people by European Union nations.Prime Minister Rishi Sunak paid tribute to the military forces "carrying out this complex operation"
"They were hiding in a room at the back of the house away from windows because of the shooting," she told BBC Breakfast.
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