disaster. a ceasefire has been extended for 72 hours but has failed to stop it clashes. the un secretary general is sending an envoy to sudan to co ordinate operations. fighting has entered iii week. extracts can link you to counter the capital despite the truce aimed at allowing civilians to flee. the army said it was attacking the city to flush out its paramilitary rivals rapid support services. more than 500 deaths have been reported with the true number of casualties much higher. millions more remain trapped in khartoum. the first aid flight has arrived in the country. the international committee of the red cross said a plane landed at port sudan with a tons of relief supplies including health kits for hospitals. joining me now to discuss the humanitarian side to this conflict is craig recommend, the chief of aid international. what is the current humanitarian situation there? the situation is grave indeed. we are very worried about the supply you just reference. we are w
fighting in the capital khartoum. more than 2,000 british nationals have been flown out so far, and in the last couple of hours, the uk government has announced there will be an extra flight, for more evacuations, leaving from port sudan tomorrow. we ll have the latest on that later, but first, our africa correspondent, andrew harding, has been speaking to some of those trying to get out. 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 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
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. we are told the area around it has been secured for now. on sudanese soil and long after midnight, a small crowd has been
but there are reports of increased fighting in the capital khartoum. more than 2,000 british nationals have been flown out so far, and in the last couple of hours, the uk government has announced there will be an extra flight, for more evacuations, leaving from port sudan tomorrow. we ll have the latest on that later, but first, our africa correspondent, andrew harding, has been speaking to some of those trying to get out. 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. we are told the area around it has been
health services wisely. and, memories of a coronation past, and how to celebrate the crowning of a new monarch, next weekend. good evening. in sudan, the ceasefire between the 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. but in the capital, khartoum, the fighting has intensified. so far, more than 500 people have been reported to have died in the fighting, since the violence began, more than two weeks ago. british evacuation flights from near khartoum have ended, with the foreign office saying more than 2,000 people have been flown out of the country. so now, the focus is on port sudan, where thousands of people have gathered, trying to escape. the uk government says there ll be an extra flight from there, to airlift any remaining british nationals who want to leave. meanwhile, evacuations by sea continue, and our africa correspondent, andrew harding, has been aboar