Hundreds of Turkish citizens being transferred to Ethiopia from Sudan

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Thousands of individuals are fleeing Sudan as lethal preventing between the military and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces claims tons of of lives.

Passenger buses wait at the Multaga rest-stop near Ganetti in Sudan's Northern State on April 25, 2023, about 300 kilometres northwest of the capital, on April 25, 2023. — Passenger buses wait on the Multaga rest-stop close to Ganetti in Sudan’s Northern State on April 25, 2023, about 300 kilometres northwest of the capital, on April 25, 2023.
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Using buses, over 1,600 Turkish residents have been transported to Ethiopia from Sudan, the place preventing between the Sudanese military and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has left tons of of individuals useless, Turkish diplomatic sources mentioned.

Foreign Ministry’s efforts to evacuate Turkish residents in Sudan to Türkiye by way of Ethiopia proceed, the sources mentioned on Tuesday.

Sources mentioned the Turkish residents are first transferred from the Sudanese-Ethiopian border to the airport within the border metropolis of Gondar with automobiles supplied by the Turkish Embassy in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa.

They will then fly to Addis Ababa by planes leased from Ethiopian Airlines and will probably be delivered to Türkiye by way of the Addis Ababa-Istanbul route, the sources added.

The first aircraft carrying 164 Turkish residents from Gondar has already arrived in Addis Ababa, it added.

At least 459 folks have been killed and 4,072 others injured since April 15, when a battle broke out within the capital Khartoum and different cities between the Sudanese military and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

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