'We are doing everything that we can to ensure the safe recovery of British citizens'. AliBunkallSKY speaks with Wing Cdr Richard Fawkes who is working to rescue British citizens from Sudan amid ongoing fighting in the country. 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube
It appears to be a race against time as there are fears over whetherForeign Secretary James Cleverly said it was"impossible for us to predict how long this opportunity will last".The first Hercules left Sudan this morning, according to a flight-tracking site, and landed at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus this afternoon.Image:Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tweeted that RAF aircraft were involved in the"large-scale evacuation" and called it a"complex operation".
He also said the situation was"fundamentally different" to the chaotic evacuation of thousands of people from Afghanistan when the Taliban took control in 2021.Sudan 'fundamentally different' to Afghanistan - Cleverly Food and fuel have soared in price, electricity and internet are cut off in much of the country and the clashes have left governments scrambling to get their citizens and diplomats out.
Two ships, RFA Cardigan Bay and HMS Lancaster, are being lined up in case they are needed, said the Foreign Office.
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