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Canada completes first evacuation flight from Sudan

27 April 2023 19:26 (UTC +04:00)

Canada's first evacuation flight from Sudan has taken place on a Royal Canadian Air Force CC-130 Hercules aircraft, defence minister Anita Anand has said, APA reports citing BBC.

That means that 180 Canadians have now fled Sudan, according to the government's records, she added. Dozens have already left the country aboard allies' flights.

The Canadian government is working towards evacuating more people over the coming days and will continue to "support Canadians in Sudan", Anand said.

Out of more than 1,800 Canadians in Sudan, at least 700 have requested help to be evacuated, and most are in the capital, Khartoum, the minister said.

She added that planning is taking place "to ensure the maximum number of Canadians can be evacuated as soon as possible".

Yesterday the Canadian government announced it would send up to 200 Canadian Armed Forces troops and deploy two Hercules aircrafts to help with the evacuation.