Canadians in Sudan must shelter in place as evacuations ‘impossible’: Joly
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Joly's comments came after the Pentagon confirmed that "additional capabilities" were being deployed nearby in the region for contingency purposes, including potential evacuation.
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said Thursday that Canada is unable to evacuate citizens from Sudan “at the moment” as the violent clashes between rival military factions continues to destabilize the capital of Khartoum.
Joly’s comments came after the Pentagon confirmed that “additional capabilities” were being deployed nearby in the region for contingency purposes, including a potential evacuation of U.S. embassy staff, if the situation continues to worsen.
The Department of National Defence (DND) has not yet said if it will do the same. But Joly said it is currently “impossible” to evacuate Canadians from Sudan given the current risk to safety.
“The airport is closed and inaccessible, the streets are not safe,” Joly told reporters in Ottawa. “What we’re saying to Canadians is: please, shelter in place.”
She added officials are “assessing the situation constantly.”
The New York Times reported Thursday that additional U.S. troops were being deployed to the East African nation of Djibouti to prepare for a possible evacuation of U.S. embassy staff from Khartoum, which is more than 1,600 kilometres away.
The Pentagon did not confirm the exact location of the deployments, saying in a statement it “does not speculate on potential future operations.”
“The Department of Defense, through U.S. Africa Command, is monitoring the situation in Sudan and conducting prudent planning for various contingencies,” spokesperson Lt. Col. Phil Ventura said.
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