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5 Indians among 388 from 27 countries evacuated by France from Sudan

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Last updated on: April 24, 2023 20:24 IST
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France has evacuated five Indians along with citizens of 27 other countries as part of its evacuation mission from violence-hit Sudan.

IMAGE: France evacuates 388 people from 27 nations from Sunday. Photograph: Courtesy, French embassy in India on Twitter

The French embassy in India said 388 people from 28 countries, including India, were evacuated.

"French evacuation operations are underway. Last night, two military flight rotations evacuated 388 people of 28 countries, including Indian nationals," it tweeted.

French diplomatic sources said five Indian nationals were among those evacuated by France from Sudan.

They said the evacuation operations were launched on Saturday and they were carried out by the French Air Force using A400M aircraft from the French military base in Djibouti.

 

The French diplomatic sources said three evacuation flights operated so far to evacuate approximately 500 people from Sudanese capital Khartoum.

French diplomatic teams and armed forces are taking care of the evacuees in Djibouti, they said.

On Sunday, Saudi Arabia said it has evacuated from Sudan 66 citizens from "brotherly and friendly" foreign countries that included a few Indian nationals.

People familiar with the matter said in New Delhi that Saudi Arabia evacuated three Indians who were part of the crew of a Saudi flight and they were stuck in Sudanese capital Khartoum.

Sudan has been witnessing deadly fighting between the country's army and a paramilitary group for the last 11 days that has reportedly left around 400 people dead.

India has already positioned two heavy-lift military transport aircraft in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah and a naval ship at a key port in violence-hit Sudan as part of its contingency plans to evacuate the stranded Indians from that country.

The government on Friday said it was focusing on the safety of over 3,000 Indian citizens currently located across Sudan.

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