Saudi naval and special forces hoist evacuees aboard a vessel during a rescue operation from Port Sudan to Jeddah, on April 30, 2023. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP)
Riyadh: Saudi authorities announced on Sunday that a total of 5,197 people, including 184 Saudi citizens and 5,013 people of other nationalities, have been evacuated from Sudan so far.
Saudi officials and security personnel stand next to a boat carrying evacuees from Sudan upon their arrival in Jeddah on April 30, 2023. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP)
Saudi Press Agency (SPA) stated that 45 Saudi citizens, and 36 Pakistanis arrived today at King Abdullah Air Base in the western sector in Jeddah after they were evacuated by a transport plane of the Saudi Air Force.
Al Diriyah, an Avante 2000 corvette of the Saudi Royal Navy, arrived in Jeddah, with 52 people on board from the Sultanate of Oman, Pakistan, the US, and Nepal, SPA reported, adding that about 185 people from several countries have been evacuated over the past two days.
