https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...f-on-wednesday
Last UK rescue flight from Sudan to take off on Wednesday
The final UK rescue flight from
Sudan is expected to take off on Wednesday, the government has said.
The foreign secretary,
James Cleverly, said British nationals who wanted to leave the country need to make their way to the Coral hotel in Port Sudan by 10am local time (9am BST), adding that there would be no further British evacuation flights from the city.…
So far, 2,341 people have been evacuated on 28 flights, according to the government, which described its evacuations as “the longest and largest operation of any western nation”.
Downing Street said 1,195 were British nationals, with other nationalities, including Sudanese dependants of British nationals, also helped to leave….
In updated guidance on its website on Tuesday, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said:
“The UK government will run final evacuation flights from Port Sudan on 3 May. If you plan to leave Sudan, you should arrive at the Coral hotel in Port Sudan by 10am on 3 May to be processed to travel.
“After that, no further British evacuation flights will operate from Port Sudan.”….
Earlier, the foreign secretary said a British military presence remained at the country’s main seaport on the Red Sea coast as the situation remained dangerous.
As well as officials and military personnel in Port Sudan, the warship HMS Lancaster is off the coast to support Britons….