'Whatever you get, you just take it,' Mohamed said. 'But thank God, safely I made it.'
A Canadian trapped in the middle of an escalating war in Sudan blamed his home government on Saturday for his harrowing three-day journey out of the war-torn country, saying Ottawa has failed to provide stranded residents with a clear evacuation plan.
Mohamed said he signed up with the Global Affairs registry of Canadian citizens the same day the fighting started one week ago, but didn't hear anything further. After calling Global Affairs Canada daily for three or four days, he was only advised to seek shelter. Army chief Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan said he would facilitate the evacuation of American, British, Chinese and French citizens and diplomats from Sudan after speaking with the leaders of several countries that had requested help. The White House did not immediately confirm the military's report.
Mohamed, a married father of four from Ontario's Niagara region, said even his family discouraged him from making the trip. Ashraf alTahir, president of the Sudanese Canadian Communities Association, says the umbrella organization of groups based across the country wrote to Joly and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. He said members of the diaspora are prepared to pay any associated costs, but need the government to put a program in place. They also called for an evacuation plan and humanitarian aid.
AlTahir said he fears the situation in Sudan could turn into another genocide like the one Rwanda saw in 1994, adding western governments must not abandon the people of Sudan.
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