The UK has started evacuations - but not everyone is able to reach the airfield in Khartoum.
By Mattea BubaloThe UK has started evacuating British nationals from Sudan, where intense fighting between rival military forces has been raging for over a week.
"I know I am taking a risk going on the journey. Our worst fear is the bombing and the checkpoints on the way to the airport. We have been stuck indoors for days. Some of them are asking, how will vulnerable relatives make it to the airbase without an escort? British charity worker Yasmin Sholgami's grandparents are stranded in Khartoum without food and water.
"Little does the government know that there are many areas in the centre of Khartoum that are too dangerous to leave your house without help from some sort of official." Ms Sholgami added.An estimated 4,000 UK nationals are stuck in Sudan - among the highest number of foreign citizens there. Many have spent days stuck indoors with dwindling food and water supplies and no electricity or internet connection.
Mr Abdelmoneim said his father ended up travelling with family members in an overland convoy on Monday to the Egyptian border.
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