Images have emerged of mothers clutching babies as they flee to countries such as Saudi Arabia, while a fragile ceasefire holds in Sudan after fighting broke out 11 days ago.
Foreign countries are desperately trying to get their citizens out of the country after conflict started between forces loyal to two rival generals, killing hundreds of people and leaving parts of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, in ruins.
Photographs show mothers weeping as navy personnel dressed in military fatigues carry their babies while holding the national flag in a rescue operation at Jeddah Sea Port in Saudi Arabia today.
The ship was carrying 1,687 civilians from more than 50 countries fleeing the violence and represents the largest evacuation effort by the Gulf kingdom so far.
Another image shows an elated mother as she arrives at Morocco’s Casablanca Mohammed V Airport.
A first plane carrying 136 Moroccan Nationals stranded in Sudan landed on Wednesday as the nation began evacuating its citizens under the orders of King Mohammed VI, with a second plane expected to arrive later in the day.
SAUDI ARABIA: A tearful mother can be seen clutching her baby as people arrive at Jeddah Sea Port after being evacuated to escape the conflict, April 26, 2023
SAUDI ARABIA: Saudi Navy personnel carry a child being evacuated by Saudi Arabia from Sudan to escape the conflict, at Jeddah Sea Port, Jeddah, April 26, 2023
SAUDI ARABIA: Members of the Saudi Navy carry a baby being evacuated from Sudan at Jeddah Sea Port, April 26, 2023
SAUDI ARABIA: A Saudi Navy holds a baby, along with a flag, upon arrival at King Faisal Navy Base in Jeddah on April 26, 2023
SAUDI ARABIA: A Saudi Navy sailor carries a child while disembarking from a ferry passenger ship after arriving at King Faisal navy base in Jeddah, April 26, 2023
MOROCCO: A Moroccan woman holding a child cheers upon her arrival at the Casablanca Mohammed V Airport after being evacuated from Sudan, April 26, 2023
MOROCCO: A Moroccan woman holding a child waits at customs upon her arrival at the Casablanca Mohammed V Airport after being evacuated from Sudan, April 26, 2023
MOROCCO: Moroccan citizens evacuated from Sudan arrive at the Casablanca Mohammed V Airport on April 26, 2023
SAUDI ARABIA: Members of the Saudi Navy Forces assist evacuees arriving at King Faisal navy base in Jeddah on April 26, 23 following a rescue operation from Sudan amid a US-brokered ceasefire between the country’s warring generals
SAUDI ARABIA: Members of the Saudi Navy Forces assist evacuees arriving at King Faisal navy base in Jeddah on April 26, 2023
SAUDI ARABIA: Members of the Saudi Navy Forces assist evacuees arriving at King Faisal navy base in Jeddah on April 26, 2023 following a rescue operation from Sudan amid a US-brokered ceasefire
SAUDI ARABIA: Saudi Navy personnel assist civilians being evacuated by Saudi Arabia from Sudan to escape the conflict, at Jeddah Sea Port, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, April 26, 2023
ALGIERS: Families sit in a bus after arriving from the capital Khartoum in a military plane at the Houari-Boumediene airport in Algiers, Tuesday, April 25, 2023
SAUDI ARABIA: A Saudi Navy sailor carries a child as evacuees arrive at King Faisal Navy Base in Jeddah on April 26, 2023
SAUDI ARABIA: A Saudi Navy sailor assists a woman with a baby after they were evacuated from Sudan after a ferry passenger ship crossing to King Faisal navy base in Jeddah, April 26, 2023
SAUDI ARABIA: Saudi Navy personnel assist a child being evacuated by Saudi Arabia from Sudan to escape the conflict, at Jeddah Sea Port, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, April 26, 2023
SAUDI ARABIA: A mother carrying her baby as citizens arrive in Jeddah, following their rescue from Sudan on April 26, 2023
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