💬 'After the third or fourth day, we had given up on evacuation [from Sudan]. 'We were worried about dying of thirst. 'We couldn't wait any longer. We had no choice but to get on the next bus.'
between the Sudanese armed forces and the paramilitary military group Rapid Support Forces for control of the country.
The 21-year-old travelled by bus from Khartoum to Halfa on the Egypt border and hopes to reach Cairo He, his sister and a cousin spent $600 each on tickets to board the bus, which crossed the desert to reach the Egyptian border at Halfa. Buying food has also proved problematic, with just a few kiosks at the border selling snacks which are “not very nutritious”.
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