Egypt evacuates 635 more citizens from Sudan 

Xinhua
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Egypt evacuated on Tuesday 635 more citizens from Sudan, which has been ravaged by an armed conflict since April 15.

In a statement, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said that 446 more Egyptian nationals were evacuated via land and 189 others by air in coordination with the Sudanese authorities.

An injured Sudanese citizen in critical condition was also airlifted to Egypt, the ministry said.

The number of Egyptians evacuated from Sudan has reached 1,539 since the start of the evacuation, according to the statement.

The ministry said the Egyptian diplomatic missions in Khartoum, Port Sudan and Wadi Halfa will continue to coordinate with the Egyptian nationals in Sudan to secure their evacuation.

Egypt previously announced that the number of Egyptian citizens in Sudan exceeds 10,000, adding that it requires a tight, safe and orderly planned process to ensure their safe evacuation.

Deadly clashes broke out between the Sudanese army and Rapid Support Forces on April 15 in the capital city of Khartoum and other places. More than 400 civilians have been killed, while about 4,000 others injured in Sudan so far, according to data from the Sudanese Health Ministry.

The warring parties have agreed to a three-day ceasefire starting midnight on Monday, as many countries are racing to evacuate their diplomats and citizens from Sudan.

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