Canada closes embassy in Sudan as violent clashes enter 3rd day
Global News
At least 185 people have been killed and over 1,800 wounded since the sudden eruption of violence in Khartoum over the weekend, UN envoy Volker Perthes said.
Canada has closed its embassy in Sudan’s capital as deadly battles between the army and a powerful rival force for control of the country stretched into its third day Monday.
At least 185 people have been killed and over 1,800 wounded since the sudden eruption of violence in Khartoum over the weekend, UN envoy Volker Perthes said. The Sudan Doctor’s Syndicate has estimated 97 civilians have died in the clashes, but there is no official death toll amid acknowledgements many bodies in the streets of the capital cannot be reached as the fighting continues.
The Canadian government had already updated its travel advisory for the country on Sunday, advising Canadians to avoid all travel to Sudan and for Canadians already there to shelter in place. That advisory was escalated further with the closing of the embassy on Monday.
Anyone needing emergency consular services are being told contact the government’s Emergency Watch and Response Centre.
Global Affairs Canada did not immediately answer questions on how many Canadians are in Sudan, or what is being done to assist embassy staff.
There was no word Monday on an evacuation plan for Canadians in the country. The U.S. State Department on Sunday said there would be no such plan for Americans due to the unstable security situation.
“We expect that will remain the case,” White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters Monday.
“We urge American citizens in Sudan to treat this situation with the utmost seriousness.”
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