Muhammad and his colleagues were robbed at knife point, losing the few possessions they tried to salvage from the conflict. my mobile, some money and my laptop was with me. so you are here just with your clothes? yes, just the clothes. now, within moments of finding safety, they are all fast asleep. andrew harding, bbc news, port sudan. and andrew has just arrived injeddah in saudi arabia. and gave us this update. as the fighting intensifies in khartoum, people are fleeing either north to egypt, but increasingly fleeing quite a long journey, people talking 16 30 hours to get to the coast, to get to port sudan and then hoping to get on these. well, there s a range, a flotilla, if you like, of warships, saudi arabian warships and other nationality s ships, a lot of ferries as well,
We are just coming in now to port sudan. it s a huge place and a big city. it is the focal point now of the evacuation effort for the whole country. we are told the area around it has been secured for now. 0n sudanese soil and long after midnight, a small crowd has been selected from the thousands still waiting here. nepalese, bangladeshis, pakistanis. how are you feeling tonight? a bit relieved. finally on the way home. yeah. it s been a long journey? yeah, from khartoum and then i was staying here, so yeah, it s been a long way. and a lot of people still waiting? yes. most of these men have lived in sudan for years. for muhammad ali, a university engineer, this is, this was, home. my everything is here my home, my car. my children, they are all here, they have studied here, so.
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Live from london. this is bbc news. the sudanese army says a temporary truce has been agreed with rebels, despite heavy fighting in the capital khartoum. nurses in england have just started industrial action in a row over pay. patients are warned that emergency care wil be affected. with a just a week to go until the coronation, british subjects will be invited to swear allegiance to the king. the ceasefire in sudan, between two rival factions of the military, has been extended by another three days, to allow for more people to leave the country, and humanitarian aid to come in.
Lots of coverage heading into the coronation next saturday. a bridge in the south korean capital seoul has been turned into a giant catwalk. globalfashion brand louis vuitton held a fashion show along the 795 metre doube decker bridge that spans the han river. traffic was stopped for 2a hours to allow the structure to be converted for the event. south korean actresses and kpop stars were amongst models to take to the catwalk. the sudanese army says a new ceasefire in sudan has been agreed. it comes after sudan s army launched a major attack on khartoum on rebels. tanks and heavy artillery were deployed to the capital. meanwhile emergency aid is finally arriving into the country.
They have studied here, so. you had to leave it all behind? yes, i have lots of memories with sudan. i ve worked here 13 years. you look exhausted. this is why thousands of foreigners and sudanese have been heading here to port sudan for this moment when they leave sudanese soil to head onto boats and ships, this flotilla of vessels to take them across the red sea to safety. it s a moment of relief for these people, but also, for the sudanese, a very bittersweet moment, because they wonder if they will ever come back. a tug boat ride out of port sudan. muhammad soon chokes up. others seem lost in their thoughts. out to sea, the waves are much bigger now, which means one last nerve racking ordeal. clambering onto a saudi arabian warship one by one. on their way out of khartoum almost a week ago now, muhammad and his colleagues
Were robbed at knife point, losing the few possessions they tried to salvage from the conflict. my mobile, some money and my laptop was with me. so you are here just with your clothes? yes, just the clothes. my mobile, some money and my laptop was with me. andrew harding, bbc news, port sudan. and andrew has just arrived injeddah in saudi arabia. and gave us this update. is increasingly becoming the hub for people looking to escape as the fighting intensifies in khartoum, are fleeing either north to egypt, but increasingly fleeing quite a long journey, people talking 16 30 hours to get to the coast, to get to port sudan and then hoping to get on these. well, there s a range, a flotilla, if you like, of warships, saudi arabian warships and other nationality s ships, a lot of ferries as well,
You had to leave it all behind? yes, i have lots of memories with sudan. i ve worked here 13 years. you look exhausted. this is why thousands of foreigners and sudanese have been heading here to port sudan for this moment when they leave sudanese soil to head onto boats and ships, this flotilla of vessels to take them across the red sea to safety. it s a moment of relief for these people, but also, for the sudanese, a very bittersweet moment, because they wonder if they will ever come back. a tug boat ride out of port sudan. muhammad soon chokes up. others seem lost in their thoughts. out to sea, the waves are much bigger now, which means one last nerve racking ordeal. clambering onto a saudi arabian warship one by one. on their way out of khartoum almost a week ago now,
As communities try to protect themselves, we re already seeing signs in darfur that old conflicts, simmering conflicts are being reignited as communities turn on each other and militias turn against other communities. 0ur correspondent sanchia berg has more on what the british foriegn office has said. what the foreign office is saying is there will be an exceptional flight out of port sudan rather than the airstrip just outside khartoum is where the other 23 evacuation flights have gone from. this flight will be going from port sudan international airport and anyone who is going to try to get onto that flight has to be at the british evacuation handling centre by midday sudanese time tomorrow. and just a quick reminder of who s eligible to get on that flight, british nationals, of course, their dependents but also nhs clinicians who are not british nationals, who are currently working in the nhs. and that s the doctors, of course, who we ve heard a lot about over the last few days.
A new ceasefire, but are showing no sign whatsoever of stopping their fighting in the capital khartoum. the united nations and african union are warning that the people of sudan are in dire need of a humanitarian truce. thousands of people are still trying to get out of the country. our africa correspondent has been speaking to some of them. we are crossing the red sea, heading towards the coast of sudan. a night time rescue mission organised by saudi arabia s navy. it s not quite dunkirk, but many warships and ferries are now involved in this giant evacuation. tight security as the lights of port sudan gleam on the horizon. we head to shore on a smaller tug boat, at the edge of a country consumed by conflict. we arejust coming in now to port sudan. it s a huge place and a big city. it is the focal point now of the evacuation effort for the whole country.