Thousands of foreign nationals have been evacuated from the country, while many Sudanese remain stuck in ever more deteriorating and deadly conditions.Īnd as fighting has driven more people out of Khartoum, Port Sudan has become a key evacuation hub. Hundreds have been killed and thousands wounded in the fighting. “I believe they wanted us to be human shields,” he told CNN. He said he was detained by men wearing Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) uniforms after telling them he was a US citizen. “There are a lot of dead bodies on the street,” he said.Īmerican trapped in Sudan is desperate to escape amid deadly military clashes He told CNN he fled Khartoum after his car dealership was attacked and some of his vehicles were stolen and others burnt. Sudanese-American businessman Adil Bashir was one of just 52 evacuees who boarded the Royal Saudi Navy ship HMS Al-Diriyah on Sunday. One person told CNN it took them 36 hours to reach the city.ĬNN joined a Saudi evacuation mission Sunday from Jeddah to Port Sudan and back across the Red Sea – a route that’s become a lifeline for those whose lives have been upended by the conflict, some of whom left with just a passport and a few personal items. They are among thousands who have fled since deadly fighting erupted in Sudan between rival military forces more than two weeks ago, making the treacherous 830-kilometer journey from the capital to the eastern port in the hope of boarding a ship to safety. Saudi soldiers wearing balaclavas check their passports and let them through, bringing them one step closer to safety. Under floodlights, a tugboat docks and picks up dozens of evacuees from a quiet street near the busy jetty. In the dark of night, the nightmare is nearly over for the lucky few gathered on the quayside in Port Sudan.
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