Earlier on Tuesday, word came that the regular army and the paramilitary RSF had agreed to a 24-hour ceasefire earlier on Tuesday, but just minutes later came the first report of continued shelling in Khartoum.
The situation is becoming increasingly desperate as power cuts follow each other and lack of running water caused by the fighting. Offices, schools and some hospitals have been forced to close, and the queues for the bakeries that are still open are long.
– Most items are not available. “People are looking for things but can’t find them,” said Mohamed, a Bahri resident who would only give his first name. to Al-Jazeera.
Evacuation attempts were stopped
Earlier on Wednesday morning, thousands of civilians had left their homes in an attempt to escape the violence on their own, reports the AFP news agency. They bear witness to dead bodies lining the streets.
An attempt by the German military to evacuate around 150 people was also halted on Wednesday due to fighting in Khartoum, reports German Speigel. The German Ministry of Defense did not want to comment on the information.
Not possible to leave
In an email to TT, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs writes that the situation is so serious that it is not safe to move outside. As the airport is closed, or partially destroyed, it is not currently possible to leave Khartoum either.
“Because of this, the assessment is that an evacuation is not feasible at the moment,” writes the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
According to the Foreign Ministry, around 100 Swedes are in Sudan, but it is difficult to know exactly.
At least 200 people have been killed and over 1,800 injured since the unrest broke out on Saturday, according to UN figures.
