Djibouti

A second Hellenic Air Force C-27 cargo plane flew from Aswan, Egypt, to Djibouti on Tuesday to collect Greeks to be evacuated from Sudan, where an internal conflict had been raging for a second week. A ceasefire enabled the evacuation.

The first group of Greeks and their families being evacuated from war-torn Sudan arrived at the Elefsina air base west of Athens on Tuesday morning.

A Hellenic Air Force transport plane brought the 13 Greeks and four spouses of different nationalities, who had been taken to Djibouti and from there to Egypt before being flown back home.

A C-27 transport aircraft of the Hellenic Air Force took off on Monday afternoon from Aswan Airport in Egypt to Djibouti to collect the Greeks who have been transferred there from war-torn Sudan.

The flight back to Greece is most likely to depart for Greece on Tuesday.

The Greek Foreign Ministry has announced that an Italian military aircraft has evacuated five more Greeks from Sudan, bringing the total number of Greek evacuees to 23.

According to the ministry, they have been safely transported to Djibouti.

Many countries are evacuating their citizens from Sudan.

420 civilians have died in the second week of fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Force (RSF).

A second group of Greek citizens has been evacuated from Sudan, as rival generals battle for control of Africa's third-largest country, and taken to Djibouti, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said Monday.

A first group of Greek citizens has been evacuated from Sudan and taken to Djibouti, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced.

The group includes the two injured individuals, the ministry says.

Following is part of the ministry statement:

The Sudanese army said Saturday it was coordinating efforts to evacuate American, British, Chinese and French citizens and diplomats from Sudan on military aircraft, as the bloody fighting that has engulfed the vast African nation entered its second week.

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