British national hopes to flee Sudan by boat
A British national stranded in Sudan is hoping to leave the country by boat to Saudi Arabia, her son has told the BBC.She was trapped when street battles between the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group and the Sudanese armyThe Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office said British nationals in Sudan were its "utmost priority".
"There, it will be a lot easier to sort her out with some safe accommodation and, from there, it would be a simple flight back to the UK."Evacuees from Sudan arrived at the port in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday Mr Elkhalifa said he felt "let down" by the UK government, explaining: "When it came to rescuing diplomats and people working in the embassy it seems there were no issues, no complications with that at all."
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