International Evacuations Underway in Sudan Amid Conflict and Ceasefire

The UK's first evacuation flight carrying British nationals from Sudan has landed in Cyprus, with more flights expected overnight and on Wednesday, as the military attempts to get hundreds out of the war-torn country during a 72-hour ceasefire. Families with children, the elderly and people with medical conditions are being prioritised on RAF planes leaving from an airfield near the capital Khartoum, the government said. About 4,000 UK nationals are thought to be in Sudan and 2,000 of them have already requested help, Foreign Office minister Andrew Mitchell said on Monday.