More than 300 Britons have been evacuated from Sudan as the military races against time to bring people to safety before a ceasefire ends.
Over four flights have departed Khartoum so far, a total that will rise to eight on Wednesday, Downing Street has said.
“We’re calling everyone forward and we have no issue with capacity, and people are being processed smoothly,” the prime minister’s official spokesman said.
“By the end of today we should have eight flights (in total).”
The “majority” of the people on the planes are British nationals but some will be allies’ citizens, he said.
Flights began landing in Cyprus on Tuesday evening and continued through the night, with more planned on Wednesday
Home secretary Suella Braverman said on Wednesday morning that 200 to 300 people had been brought out so far. Three flights have landed safely.
Earlier a UN official said a US-brokered ceasefire in Sudan appears to be “partially holding”.
