Federal Defence Minister, Anita Anand, has announced that efforts to bring Canadians home will continue for as long as possible despite Sudan’s increasing violence and worsening safety conditions. A minimum of one evacuation flight is planned by the Canadian military today, making the fifth flight to leave Khartoum since Thursday.
221 people, including 68 Canadians and six permanent residents, left Sudan on two aircraft yesterday. Anand disclosed that around 375 Canadians have left Sudan on Canadian-led flights or those operated by allies.
During a recent news conference, she said: “We are going to continue flights as long as possible, but I will say that the situation is dynamic.”
Also, Anand disclosed that the government of Canada is weighing all options for evacuation, including efforts by land or sea. Two navy vessels, that were Indo-Pacific region bound, have been redirected to stay near the city of Port Sudan to help with potential future evacuations.
While she refused to comment on other options, Anand stressed that allied countries’ actions could inform Canada’s efforts.
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