Amid the violent conflict in Sudan, France and Saudi Arabia have participated in the evacuation efforts to rescue citizens from 28 countries, including India. The French embassy in New Delhi reported that 388 people had been successfully evacuated, without disclosing the exact number of Indian nationals rescued. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia announced that it had helped 66 citizens from foreign countries, including some Indian nationals, leave Sudan.
According to sources in New Delhi, Saudi Arabia had evacuated three Indian crew members. India had already taken steps to evacuate its citizens by positioning two heavy-lift military transport aircraft in Jeddah and a naval ship at a key port. The Indian government has prioritized the safety of its more than 3,000 citizens residing in Sudan.
The ongoing conflict has prompted multiple evacuation operations via land, air, and sea, with some evacuations taking place in Port Sudan, located 530 miles away from Khartoum, due to the heavy fighting at the main airport in the capital city, which is controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in conflict with the army.
Several other Asian nations, including the Philippines, Japan, and South Korea, have also initiated evacuation plans. Within the next 24 hours, the Philippines plans to evacuate roughly 700 of its citizens using buses route to Egypt. Japan and South Korea have deployed their forces to neighboring countries and are making preparations for evacuations. There are reports that some Japanese nationals were evacuated on the French aircraft. The Sudanese army is also coordinating with China to evacuate their diplomats.
Currently, there are 43 Indonesian citizens taking shelter within the embassy compound in Khartoum. The country has been witnessing a violent conflict between its army and a paramilitary group for the past 11 days, resulting in an estimated death toll of around 400 people.
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