Evacuation efforts continue at besieged Ukrainian steel mill

The Azovstal plant in Mariupol (AP)

Rescuers are seeking to evacuate more civilians from tunnels beneath a steel mill in Mariupol as Ukrainian fighters make their last stand to prevent Russian troops from completing their takeover of the strategically important port city.

Dozens of people were evacuated on Friday from the Azovstal plant and handed over to representatives of the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross, Russian and Ukrainian officials said.