Commanding officer at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus has told Sky News that they have flown in 'an enormous number' of UK military personnel and equipment to help with the evacuation operation in Sudan Live updates:
The first UK flight carrying British civilians out of Sudan has touched down in Cyprus - as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the next 24 hours are"absolutely critical" for the evacuation of UK nationals.
An RAF plane collected people from an airfield near Khartoum, with priority being given to families with children, the elderly and people with medical conditions. He also appealed to people to continue to register their location with the Foreign Office, and said the government was"continuing to work up other options to assist British nationals wanting to leave Sudan, including other points of exit.", which began late on Monday, will hold.More than 1,400 military personnel are involved in the UK operation: Pics: MoD
"We can make a big push as we're already doing and you can help us get everyone who wants to come home, home."Sudan: British troops 'ramping up planning' "The first flight has already left with British nationals, we'll have more flights this evening, and we'll have many more into tomorrow and that is down to the hard work of lots of people and we will keep at it."Read more:Speaking to the Foreign Affairs committee, Mr Mitchell was also questioned as to why other countries - namely France - had already carried out evacuations of their citizens and was asked if the country was doing a better job.
Hundreds of people have died since the fighting started on 15 April and the evacuation comes after days of pressure for a plan to get Britons out.
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