Japan said on Wednesday that its defence ministry had begun the “necessary preparations” to evacuate around 60 of its nationals from Sudan, including embassy staff.Īfter the truce collapsed, the army accused the “rebel militia” of failing to commit to it and of continuing “skirmishes around the army headquarters and the airport”. Governments have starting planning to evacuate thousands of foreigners, among them many UN staff. They said the streets were littered with dead bodies, the stench of which filled the air. On Wednesday morning, thousands of people took matters into their own hands and began leaving their homes in Khartoum, some in cars and others on foot, including women and children. Their hopes of being evacuated were dashed on Tuesday when a 24-hour humanitarian ceasefire collapsed within minutes of its proposed start at 1600 GMT.

The RSF is fighting these planes, shooting anti-aircraft artillery.”Ĭivilians huddled in their homes were becoming increasingly desperate, with dwindling food supplies, power outages, and a lack of running water. “The fighting in Khartoum continues and say they could hear gunshots all night long, and that now planes are flying over the city bombing locations that they believe belong to the RSF.

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