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Efforts underway to rescue Nepalis in Sudan and bring them home



Foreign Ministry
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nepal

Kathmandu, May 3: The government has said it is constantly making efforts for safe rescue of Nepalis in Sudan in the wake of recently developed situation there and bring them back to home.

Out of 31 Nepalis, who came in contact of Nepali Embassy in Cairo in this connection, 19 have been brought to Jeddah City with the support of Saudi Arabia on April 30 from Port Sudan, according to the Foreign Ministry.

Similarly, among 19 Nepalis who have reached Jeddah, six are deputed at Dubai branch of the employer company, while 13 are waiting to return Nepal.

Eight would arrive Kathmandu via Air Arabia today while preparation is underway to bring remaining five from Jazeera Airways on Thursday, the Ministry added.

Moreover, the government has continued efforts to rescue six Nepalis out of remaining 11, who are in contact with the Nepali Embassy in Cairo, from Sudan via Jeddah. The remaining three Nepalis have been kept at a hotel of Port Sudan safely with the management of employer company and two others at safer place of Egypt, reads a press release issued by the Ministry on Wednesday.