RAAF rescue mission evacuates 36 Aussies and relatives from Sudan
Thirty-six Australians and their families have been evacuated from Sudan overnight after a rescue flight by the Royal Australian Air Force.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong confirmed the news today.
She tweeted more than 190 Australians and their families have managed to leave Sudan, where heavy fighting has been raging for three weeks.
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Australian government officials greeted evacuees from Sudan after an RAAF rescue mission to the war-torn country. (Photo: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) Supplied
A child evacuee from Sudan with an Australian government official following the RAAF rescue flight. (Photo: DFAT) Supplied
Citizens from six other nations were also on the RAAF flight.
"We are in contact with registered Australians on further departure options from Port Sudan," Wong said.
She told the ABC some Australians are still in Sudan.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said the situation in the war-torn nation remained dangerous.
"The security situation remains dangerous and travel routes should be assessed carefully."
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Fighting in Khartoum, Sudan, between warring generals has entered its third week. AP
Fighting in Sudan erupted on April 15 between the army and a rival paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces.
Their power struggle has put millions of Sudanese in the line of gun battles, artillery bombardments and airstrikes.
Tens of thousands have fled Khartoum and other cities.
At least 436 civilians have been killed and more than 1,200 injured since the fighting began.
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