Sudan: British military begins operation to evacuate citizens

Britain’s airlift from war-torn Sudan is underway, with the first RAF flights taking off to bring 4,000 UK citizens to safety. An RAF C-130 transport carrier was seen on flight trackers leaving an airbase north of the capital on Tuesday morning as the operation was under way, apparently ferrying evacuees to the UK’s Akrotiri airfield in Cyprus. The plane is capable of carrying around 100 passengers at a time. #war #sudan #rescue Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: Get the latest headlines: and are websites of The Telegraph, the UK’s best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.