Aid workers flee fierce Darfur fighting

Aid workers fled into the bush today to escape fierce clashes in Sudan’s Darfur region before being rescued by helicopter and flown to safety.

Kate Haiff, Sudan country director for Save The Children, UK, said 20 workers for her organisation and some other people were airlifted from the Tawilla area, in North Darfur state, where fighting between rebels and Arab militia has raged since Sunday.