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Over 200 people evacuated from Sudan to Chad, UN agency says

FILE PHOTO: A Sudanese man, who fled the violence in his country, drives his cart loaded with his belongings as he crosses the border between Sudan and Chad in Koufroun, Chad April 27, 2023. REUTERS/Mahamat Ramadane/File Photo

Chad conducted its first evacuation flights from Sudan carrying more than 200 people, including dozens of children, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday.

Countries around the globe have rushed to extract foreign diplomats and citizens from the country after a conflict erupted between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, killing hundreds of people and turning residential areas into war zones.

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