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UK explores providing humanitarian support to Sudan after evacuations

FILE PHOTO: A view of military personnel, during the final days of evacuations, at Wadi Seidna Air Base, in Sudan April 29, 2023. Arron Hoare/UK MOD/Handout via REUTERS

Britain said on Monday it was exploring options to provide humanitarian assistance to Sudan in coordination with its international allies, the United Nations and NGOs, after a large-scale evacuation of its citizens from the northeast African country.

A total of 2,197 people had been evacuated from Sudan as of 1630 GMT, the government said in a statement, adding that it has set up a team at Port Sudan to provide consular assistance to Britons, including those leaving by commercial routes.

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