A convoy of buses carrying several hundred U.S. citizens departed Khartoum on Friday and arrived at the coastal city of Port Sudan on Saturday as part of an organized effort to evacuate Americans from Sudan.
A convoy of 18 buses carrying several hundred U.S. citizens departed Khartoum on Friday as part of an organized effort to evacuate Americans from Sudan. The evacuees arrived at the coastal city of Port Sudan on Saturday, State Department officials said, and U.S. government officials are facilitating their onward journey by boat across the Red Sea to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces.
The convoy, carrying"U.S citizens, locally employed staff, and nationals from allied and partner countries," arrived at Port Sudan on Saturday, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said."From there, we are assisting U.S. citizens and others who are eligible with onward travel to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia where additional U.S. personnel are positioned to assist with consular and emergency services.
When asked why the U.S. was not conducting evacuation efforts in the same way as other countries, Patel said it was working closely with its partners and"offering logistical support." Patel said several hundred U.S. citizens, in addition to embassy personnel, had already departed Sudan by land, sea or aircraft since the conflict began.
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