The UK government has announced a large-scale evacuation operation for British passport holders from Sudan is getting underway.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says priority will initially be given to the most vulnerable - including families with children and the elderly.
It follows the announcement of a US-brokered 72-hour ceasefire between rival groups.
Spokesperson for the UN High Commission on Refugees, Eujin Byun (PRON 'You-gene Bye-un'), says thousands of Sudanese people have already fled to neighbouring Chad.
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says priority will initially be given to the most vulnerable - including families with children and the elderly.
It follows the announcement of a US-brokered 72-hour ceasefire between rival groups.
Spokesperson for the UN High Commission on Refugees, Eujin Byun (PRON 'You-gene Bye-un'), says thousands of Sudanese people have already fled to neighbouring Chad.
IN: "The majority...
OUT: ...refugees."
DUR: 27 seconds
http://fsnradionews.com/feeds/0425sudan-byun1.mp3