Aid agencies have been struggling to help people on the ground as humanitarian aid is being looted
218 Irish citizens and their families have been safely evacuated from Sudan.
Tánaiste Micheál Martin has tweeted that Ireland continues to offer strong support for evacuation efforts.
Meanwhile, aid agencies have been struggling to help people on the ground.
218 Irish citizens and their dependents have now been evacuated from #Sudan.
Ireland continues to offer strong support for evacuation efforts through our consular teams in Dublin, and across the region in Nairobi, Cairo, Amman, Riyadh and Addis Ababa.
— Micheál Martin (@MichealMartinTD) May 1, 2023
The UN's special representative for Sudan has described the situation in the country as "unprecedented".
Sara Bashir Mohammed, HR Manager at GOAL Sudan, says the fighting in Khartoum has been relentless.
She adds, "Our city is well known for most of the dangerous places to stay at the minute. For more than 15 days we wake up to gun shooting, every single day."
