Crowds of those seeking rescue swell at Sudan’s main seaport

Sudanese and foreigners arrive in Port Sudan, the country’s main seaport, as they wait to be evacuated out of Sudan (Smowal Abdalla/AP)

Exhausted Sudanese and foreigners have joined growing crowds at Sudan’s main seaport, waiting to be evacuated from the chaos-stricken nation.

After more than two weeks of fighting, areas of the capital Khartoum appear increasingly abandoned.