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This is the state of play here in
This
is
the
state
of
play
here
in
Port Sudan right now. Hundreds of people
Port
Sudan
right
now
Hundreds
of
people
sleeping rough trying to get shade from
sleeping
rough
trying
to
get
shade
from
the sun. It's scorching heat. Temperatures
the
sun
It's
scorching
heat
Temperatures
up to 40 degrees. Waiting for any
up
to
40
degrees
Waiting
for
any
opportunity to get to the other side, to
opportunity
to
get
to
the
other
side
to
get to safety, to get to Saudi Arabia or
get
to
safety
to
get
to
Saudi
Arabia
or
anywhere else they can be that isn't
anywhere
else
they
can
be
that
isn't
Sudan during this time of deadly conflict
Sudan
during
this
time
of
deadly
conflict
A Saudi Arabian vessel is
A
Saudi
Arabian
vessel
is
expected to arrive today and many people
expected
to
arrive
today
and
many
people
come here to register for that
come
here
to
register
for
that
evacuation route but they can only
evacuation
route
but
they
can
only
register if they're foreign nationals, if
register
if
they're
foreign
nationals
if
they have residency in Saudi Arabia or
they
have
residency
in
Saudi
Arabia
or
if they have a valid visa or pilgrimage visa.
if
they
have
a
valid
visa
or
pilgrimage
visa
And so many people have been able
And
so
many
people
have
been
able
to go but again many more are here
to
go
but
again
many
more
are
here
unable to evacuate, unable to find safety,
unable
to
evacuate
unable
to
find
safety
and they're from all over the world. From
and
they're
from
all
over
the
world
From
everywhere in the world. Sudan hosted a
everywhere
in
the
world
Sudan
hosted
a
number of refugees from Syria and Yemen
number
of
refugees
from
Syria
and
Yemen
and it has, you know, a wide... a wide range
and
it
has
you
know
a
wide
a
wide
range
of cultures and people and to see them
of
cultures
and
people
and
to
see
them
here fleeing conflict again searching
here
fleeing
conflict
again
searching
for safety again is just heartbreaking.
for
safety
again
is
just
heartbreaking
It's... it's just dire... it's absolutely dire
It's
it's
just
dire
it's
absolutely
dire
and the support here is is invisible:
and
the
support
here
is
is
invisible:
there's no humanitarian relief, there are
there's
no
humanitarian
relief
there
are
no free... free supplies, there's no water
no
free
free
supplies
there's
no
water
there's no... no sign of any of the NGOs
there's
no
no
sign
of
any
of
the
NGOs
that operated in Sudan for so long,
that
operated
in
Sudan
for
so
long
none of them are here. They've all been
none
of
them
are
here
They've
all
been
evacuated from here. And again the... the
evacuated
from
here
And
again
the
the
community is the only thing that has
community
is
the
only
thing
that
has
been keeping people here safe and
been
keeping
people
here
safe
and
together. People... Sudanese people in Port
together
People
Sudanese
people
in
Port
Sudan have opened up their city.
Sudan
have
opened
up
their
city
It's essentially the new capital of the
It's
essentially
the
new
capital
of
the
country. It's where so many people are
country
It's
where
so
many
people
are
moving in thousands now that flight
moving
in
thousands
now
that
flight
evacuation has become so incredibly
evacuation
has
become
so
incredibly
dangerous, Yesterday, we saw a Turkish...
dangerous
Yesterday
we
saw
a
Turkish
a Turkish military plane hit by gunfire,
a
Turkish
military
plane
hit
by
gunfire
hit by fire, as it was landing in Wadi Seidna
hit
by
fire
as
it
was
landing
in
Wadi
Seidna
in a military base. Now that's the
in
a
military
base
Now
that's
the
base that's been used by a lot of
base
that's
been
used
by
a
lot
of
European embassies by the British
European
embassies
by
the
British
Embassy to evacuate people. Now they told
Embassy
to
evacuate
people
Now
they
told
everyone to come here and try and find
everyone
to
come
here
and
try
and
find
safe passage via the sea from Port Sudan.
safe
passage
via
the
sea
from
Port
Sudan
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