Canada has conducted its first evacuation flight to get Canadians out of Sudan, Defence Minister Anita Anand announced Thursday. It's not known how many people were on the RCAF flight.
Minister of National Defence Anita Anand makes a keynote address at the Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence, in Ottawa, on Thursday, March 9, 2023. Anand announced Thursday that Canada has conducted its first evacuation flight from Sudan using an RCAF aircraft.
Canada has conducted its first evacuation flight to get Canadians out of Sudan, Defence Minister Anita Anand announced Thursday. Anand did not say how many evacuees were on the flight to escape the war-torn East African country, or when the flight happened. Global Affairs Canada said at last update that up to 1,800 Canadians are stranded in Sudan and roughly 700 have asked the federal government for assistance getting out.
Speaking at a news conference in Nova Scotia, Anand said the government would have more details "soon." She said a Royal Canadian Air Force CC-130 Hercules aircraft conducted the operation.Minister announces 1st Canadian evacuation flight out of SudanMinister of National Defence Anita Anand confirms ‘first Canadian evacuation flight from Sudan has taken place' on RCAF C-130 Hercules aircraft.
"This is very good news, and I thank our Canadian Armed Forces personnel for their hard work to make this happen," Anand said.Canadian Armed Forces troops to assist with the evacuation.
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