China evacuates 1,300 citizens, other nationals from Sudan; Exhausted Iraqis back in Baghdad

Beijing (AFP) April 27, 2023

Chinese navy ships sent to rescue citizens from conflict-hit Sudan have also evacuated nationals from five other countries, the foreign ministry in Beijing said on Thursday. Multiple nations have scrambled to evacuate embassy staff and citizens by road, air and sea from Sudan, where fighting between the army and paramilitaries has killed hundreds and led to acute shortages of water, food, me