<p>Britain on Tuesday said it had launched evacuation flights for citizens trapped in Sudan, where 10 days of urban combat has led to hundreds of deaths.</p>.<p>"UK military flights are due to depart from an airfield outside Khartoum," a Foreign Office statement said.</p>.<p>"Flights will be open to those with British passports and priority will be given to family groups with children and/or the elderly or individuals with medical conditions."</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/panorama/us-pulls-diplomats-from-sudan-and-an-exodus-begins-1212645.html" target="_blank">US pulls diplomats from Sudan, and an exodus begins</a></strong></p>.<p>It said UK citizens should "not make their way to the airfield unless they are called" adding: "The situation remains volatile and our ability to conduct evacuations could change at short notice."</p>.<p>Britain carried out an operation on Sunday to withdraw diplomats as deadly battles raged in Khartoum.</p>.<p>Foreign Office minister Andrew Mitchell said some 4,000 Britons with dual nationality and 400 with UK-only passports were in Sudan, while 2,000 people had registered with the foreign office seeking help to get out.</p>
<p>Britain on Tuesday said it had launched evacuation flights for citizens trapped in Sudan, where 10 days of urban combat has led to hundreds of deaths.</p>.<p>"UK military flights are due to depart from an airfield outside Khartoum," a Foreign Office statement said.</p>.<p>"Flights will be open to those with British passports and priority will be given to family groups with children and/or the elderly or individuals with medical conditions."</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/panorama/us-pulls-diplomats-from-sudan-and-an-exodus-begins-1212645.html" target="_blank">US pulls diplomats from Sudan, and an exodus begins</a></strong></p>.<p>It said UK citizens should "not make their way to the airfield unless they are called" adding: "The situation remains volatile and our ability to conduct evacuations could change at short notice."</p>.<p>Britain carried out an operation on Sunday to withdraw diplomats as deadly battles raged in Khartoum.</p>.<p>Foreign Office minister Andrew Mitchell said some 4,000 Britons with dual nationality and 400 with UK-only passports were in Sudan, while 2,000 people had registered with the foreign office seeking help to get out.</p>