2023-04-21 17:22:51
Sky News Arabia obtained video clips documenting cracks and partial collapses of residential properties inhabited by some members of the Egyptian community in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, and Egyptian students studying in Sudanese universities, as a result of the continued bombing and armed clashes between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces in residential neighborhoods.
The cries of these students, who have been trapped under the barrage of mutual bullets, continue without stopping for seven days, amid reports of injuries among them.
Their suffering is exacerbated day following day with the depletion of ration materials and the inability for them to go out into the streets as the battles intensify, in addition to the frequent cuts of electricity, water and the Internet, as a number of them reported to “Sky News Arabia”.
Student m. M. He who studies medicine at a Sudanese university confirms to Sky News Arabia that he and his colleagues are experiencing a bitter atmosphere in which there is no manifestation of the holiday.
And his colleague A. h. They are exposed in an unsafe situation following the collapse of parts of the outer walls of the property in which they live as a result of the indiscriminate shelling of civilian homes, which makes it difficult for them to hide in them and take refuge in them, and they are “surprised from time to time by armed elements knocking on the doors of their residence to break into it in an atmosphere of panic and panic that afflicted many They are so traumatized that they are waiting to die at any moment.”
With a voice trembling in terror, the young man, p. p. To save them from this tragic situation, adding that they are eagerly awaiting any opportunity to evacuate them
And he goes on to say that despite the end of the month of Ramadan, they continue their compulsory fasting due to the lack of any foodstuffs, with the closure of shops completely, and that they barely live on water and the leftovers of bread available to them.
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry is following up
This comes as the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed its continuous follow-up of the conditions of its citizens in Sudan, and its continuation to make all efforts to ensure the highest levels of safety for them.
The Foreign Ministry added in a statement that the office of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Wadi Halfa is working continuously to communicate with the Sudanese authorities to facilitate the return of Egyptian citizens through the Sudanese land crossings without obstacles.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through its missions in Khartoum, Port Sudan and Wadi Halfa, continues to make all efforts and make the necessary contacts to follow up on the conditions of the Egyptian community in Sudan during the crisis and to deal quickly and effectively with it according to developments.
The Egyptian Minister of Immigration, Soha Gendi, held an emergency meeting of the “Permanent National Committee for the Follow-up of Egyptian Students Abroad” to discuss finding ways and mechanisms to deal with the crisis of Egyptian university students in Sudan, following the current clashes there.
The committee is working to limit the exact numbers of students studying in Sudan, their whereregardings, and to assess the extent of the danger they are currently exposed to, according to developments, to prepare a report on the situation and to consider comprehensive research and evaluation to study the possibility of developing an urgent evacuation plan according to the situation and developments in an objective and rapid manner.
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