New batch of evacuees from Sudan arrives in Jeddah

A new batch of evacuees including 45 Saudi nationals from war-torn Sudan has arrived in Jeddah, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Sunday.

Among the evacuees there were 36 Pakistanis who along with the Saudis arrived in Jeddah by air. Moreover, 52 evacuees from Oman, the US and Nepal, arrived by sea.

Number of people who have been evacuated from Sudan to Saudi Arabia has reached 5,197, including 184 Saudis and 5,013 of various nationalities.

Sudan is currently witnessing a war between the army and a paramilitary force. Many civilians have fled the country by land, sea and air across the nation’s various borders

Source: Kuwait News Agency