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![People prepare to board a bus departing from Khartoum](https://imagevars.gulfnews.com/2023/04/25/People-prepare-to-board-a-bus-departing-from-Khartoum-_187b819b3f7_original-ratio.jpg)
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![First batch of stranded Indians leave Sudan under Operation Kaveri, in Port Sudan on Tuesday. INS Sumedha with 278 people onboard departs Port Sudan for Jeddah](https://imagevars.gulfnews.com/2023/04/25/First-batch-of-stranded-Indians-leave-Sudan-under-Operation-Kaveri--in-Port-Sudan-on-Tuesday.-INS-Sumedha-with-278-people-onboard-departs-Port-Sudan-for-Jeddah_187b861dce4_original-ratio.jpg)
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![Stranded Indians onboard INS Sumedha as they leave Sudan under Operation Kaveri, in Port Sudan on Tuesday. INS Sumedha with 278 people onboard departs Port Sudan for Jeddah.](https://imagevars.gulfnews.com/2023/04/25/Stranded-Indians-onboard-INS-Sumedha-as-they-leave-Sudan-under-Operation-Kaveri--in-Port-Sudan-on-Tuesday.-INS-Sumedha-with-278-people-onboard-departs-Port-Sudan-for-Jeddah.-_187b863661a_original-ratio.jpg)
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![Japanese nationals who have been evacuated from Sudan listen to an explanation about entry procedure to Japan, in Djibouti, in this photo taken by Kyodo on April 24, 2023.](https://imagevars.gulfnews.com/2023/04/25/Japanese-nationals-who-have-been-evacuated-from-Sudan-listen-to-an-explanation-about-entry-procedure-to-Japan--in-Djibouti--in-this-photo-taken-by-Kyodo-on-April-24--2023.---_187b865bebf_original-ratio.jpg)
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![Ukrainian civilians wait to board a bus after getting evacuated, in Argeen, Sudan April 2023, in this handout image](https://imagevars.gulfnews.com/2023/04/25/Ukrainian-civilians-wait-to-board-a-bus-after-getting-evacuated--in-Argeen--Sudan-April-2023--in-this-handout-image_187b8684f3a_original-ratio.jpg)
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![sudan saudi-1682412344817](https://imagevars.gulfnews.com/2023/04/25/sudan-saudi-1682412344817_187b7971613_original-ratio.jpg)
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![Pedlars offer snacks for sale to people aboard a passenger bus at the Multaga rest-stop near Ganetti in Sudan's Northern State on April 25, 2023.](https://imagevars.gulfnews.com/2023/04/25/Pedlars-offer-snacks-for-sale-to-people-aboard-a-passenger-bus-at-the-Multaga-rest-stop-near-Ganetti-in-Sudan-s-Northern-State-on-April-25--2023._187b81408c6_original-ratio.jpg)
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![People stop for refreshments at a rest-point by a desert road at al-Gabolab in Sudan's Northern State, about 100 kilometres northwest of the capital, on April 25, 2023.](https://imagevars.gulfnews.com/2023/04/25/People-stop-for-refreshments-at-a-rest-point-by-a-desert-road-at-al-Gabolab-in-Sudan-s-Northern-State--about-100-kilometres-northwest-of-the-capital--on-April-25--2023.-_187b80aa1d5_original-ratio.jpg)
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![People carry kerkade (hibiscus) juice and cold water to distribute them to people amid evacuations from Khartoum to Port Sudan April 23, 2023 in this picture obtained from social media.](https://imagevars.gulfnews.com/2023/04/25/People-carry-kerkade--hibiscus--juice-and-cold-water-to-distribute-them-to-people-amid-evacuations-from-Khartoum-to-Port-Sudan-April-23--2023-in-this-picture-obtained-from-social-media.-_187b8102f03_original-ratio.jpg)
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![Abbas Ghaddar, a Lebanese citizen who was evacuated from Sudan, carries his son upon his arrival at Beirut airport, Lebanon April 25, 2023.](https://imagevars.gulfnews.com/2023/04/25/Abbas-Ghaddar--a-Lebanese-citizen-who-was-evacuated-from-Sudan--carries-his-son-upon-his-arrival-at-Beirut-airport--Lebanon-April-25--2023._187b8982443_original-ratio.jpg)
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![Kenyan and Somalian citizens wait to be processed by immigration officials after being evacuated aboard a Kenya Airforce aircraft to flee the deadly conflict in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, at the Jomo Kenyatta Airport in Nairobi, on April 24, 2023.](https://imagevars.gulfnews.com/2023/04/25/Kenyan-and-Somalian-citizens-wait-to-be-processed-by-immigration-officials-after-being-evacuated-aboard-a-Kenya-Airforce-aircraft-to-flee-the-deadly-conflict-in-Sudan-s-capital--Khartoum--at-the-Jomo-Kenyatta-Airport-in-Nairobi--on-April-24--2023._187b88ceb98_original-ratio.jpg)
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![A Hellenic Air Force C-27J Spartan carrying Greek nationals who have been evacuated from Sudan arrives at a military airport in Elefsina, Greece, April 25, 2023.](https://imagevars.gulfnews.com/2023/04/25/A-Hellenic-Air-Force-C-27J-Spartan-carrying-Greek-nationals-who-have-been-evacuated-from-Sudan-arrives-at-a-military-airport-in-Elefsina--Greece--April-25--2023.-_187b80d6221_original-ratio.jpg)
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![This handout photo taken and released on April 25, 2023 by Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs shows Thai nationals embarking on a ship in Port Sudan, as they are evacuated to Saudi Arabia following an outbreak of fighting between military factions in Sudan.](https://imagevars.gulfnews.com/2023/04/25/This-handout-photo-taken-and-released-on-April-25--2023-by-Thailand-s-Ministry-of-Foreign-Affairs-shows-Thai-nationals-embarking-on-a-ship-in-Port-Sudan--as-they-are-evacuated-to-Saudi-Arabia-following-an-outbreak-of-fighting-between-military-factions-in-Sudan._187b81a7fa7_original-ratio.jpg)
Rescue operations intensified on Tuesday as a 72-hour ceasefire took effect