The window for Australians trying to escape fighting in Sudan is all but closed, with Foreign Minister Penny Wong cautioning anyone still there to reach Wadi Sayyidna airfield by 8pm AEST.
Mohamed Semra’s two brothers – both Australian citizens – are stranded in Sudan amid fierce fighting.There’s little chance of the brothers leaving now. Semra’s sister-in-law is nine months’ pregnant and can’t travel. With the majority of hospitals now closed, the family can only pray her delivery is a safe one.“And the ceasefire is a representation of that.
Sara Sidana’s mother and mother-in-law were in Australia visiting their grandchildren for the first time when the fighting broke out. The women are now stranded.Credit:“We are here today as concerned Australian citizens who lovingly contribute to the welfare of this country,” Sidana told the rally. “Sudanese people have suffered damage of catastrophic proportions; no less than the war in Ukraine,” Sidana said. “The nation of Sudan as we know it, is no longer.”
With no Australian embassy in Sudan, authorities have been working with “partner countries” to secure seats on flights out of Sudan, and in convoys to the port, providing people with emergency loans, and helping them secure passage back to Australia.
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