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Reuters
Reuters
Health
By Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir

Foreign states rush high-risk Sudan evacuation, some foreign citizens hurt

A child looks on as Jordanian citizens and other nationals who were evacuated from Sudan, arrive at Marka Military Airport, in Amman, Jordan April 24, 2023. REUTERS/Alaa Al Sukhni

The armed forces of the United States and the United Kingdom have evacuated embassy staff from Sudan, while other nations rushed to get their citizens to safety as rival military factions battled in the capital Khartoum on Sunday.

The eruption of fighting eight days ago between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group has triggered a humanitarian crisis, killed 420 people and trapped millions of Sudanese without access to basic services.

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