London: Because it was too risky to travel, two doctors working for the National Health Service of the UK claimed they missed the final flight out of Khartoum on Saturday. They also accused the UK of not supporting them enough.
With their four children—Danya, 12, Menna, 11, Anne, 7, and Mohammed, 6 months—Sudanese Irish doctor Mustafa Abbas, 44, and his 38-year-old Sudanese British wife Sarra Eljak are currently living in Wad Madani, 220 kilometres south of the capital. They are more than 800 kilometres away from Port Sudan, where they intend to board a ship bound for Saudi Arabia.
Eljak told PA Media: "The area is still under attack, and it is very dangerous to get to the evacuation site (in Khartoum).
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"I can't put my kids in this risky situation. The UK government ought to take into account those who have families. I don't want to endanger the lives of my children. We seem to have been abandoned, in my opinion.
Eljak, who hails from the southeast English town of Slough, expressed worry about making the "very long journey" to Port Sudan with her young children along for the ride.
"I brought my prematurely born 6-month-old baby with me. I've run out of a specific brand of formula milk that he drinks. There is a malaria pandemic in the area where I am currently staying.
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As a father, it's really challenging, said Abbas. (The kids) ask you how many times a minute when we're going to leave. It's challenging to respond when they say, "We are homesick, we miss our friends," or something similar.
The militaries and militias of the major nations are simply left to engage in combat and murder innocent civilians. We should take care of one another because, at the end of the day, we are all just people.
The family was in Sudan to spend the final days of the holy month of Ramadan with relatives in Khartoum. After celebrating Eid Al-Fitr on April 24, they had intended to depart.
The family had to flee to Wad Madani after fighting broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on April 15 in the capital and other locations.
Eljak told the Guardian, "All of a sudden, we just woke up hearing shooting guns and military helicopters everywhere." "Our front door was shot at, and the bullets were found inside the residence. You constantly have the feeling that a member of your family is about to pass away.
Eljak expressed her concern over the impact the circumstance was having on her family.
"They (the kids) scream when they hear the sound of a door closing. They all experienced distinct panic attacks. Danya, my oldest child, stayed off food and liquids for four days.
"All of my children promise to never return to Sudan if they make it to the UK safely. I'm moved to tears by this
