Traumatised Sudan evacuees describe 'horrendous' scenes in Khartoum as they arrive in Cyprus

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Sky News speaks to two arrivals from Sudan just off a British evacuation plane who have experienced terror and tumult in the past few days.

His wife had to leave her parents behind. She buried her head in her scarf and sobbed as her children told us what they'd experienced."It was kind of tiring because we had to go upstairs and downstairs when we heard bullets and bombs because downstairs is more safe because they normally hit upwards, and it might hit us."We met an Australian, Eltayeb Eltayeb, who'd made it out overnight.

"It's saddening because it's right on your front doorstep, you can hear the gunshots outside, the bullets, the tanks firing, the missiles falling down hitting their targets.Tears as Sudan evacuees reunite with familiesMr Eltayeb was staying with his family around 20 minutes from the centre of Khartoum. His house was opposite what he believed was one of the headquarters for the Rapid Support Forces - one of the two groups involved in the fighting.

 

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