Emotional moment Sky News reporter finds her uncle in crowd of Sudanese evacuees fleeing violence
A video has captured the emotional moment when a news reporter unexpectedly found their uncle in a crowd of evacuees from Sudan.
Sky’s Africa correspondent, Yousra Elbagir, spoke to people who had fled the war-torn African country and arrived in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
The heartwarming video shows Elbagir discussing the reporting with her team at King Faisal naval base.
Elbagir is heard to say, ‘maybe we’ll do another interview,’ before she suddenly says, ‘My god, that’s my uncle! That’s my uncle!’
She moves hurriedly through the crowd as the camera follows her before yelling, “Uncle!”, to get his attention.
Sky’s Africa correspondent, Yousra Elbagir, was speaking to people who had arrived in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia after fleeing Sudan, when she saw her uncle (pictured)
Moments later, they embrace as Mohsin, a Sudanese-American surgeon, kisses her head.
According to Sky News, Mohsin boarded a ship in Port Sudan to escape the fighting in Khartoum.
Mohsin immediately starts asking if she’s okay, and she replies, “I’m fine!”
He kisses her cheek and said again, “God bless you.”
They embrace again before Elbagir said, “I didn’t know you came here.”
‘We went yesterday. Thank God,” he explained, before adding, “I can’t talk, I’m tired.”
As she prepared to leave, Elbagir said she would pass the news on to her mother, adding, “One day we will all be in Sudan together, God willing.”
On Thursday, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces joined the Sudanese army and agreed to extend the 72-hour ceasefire, allowing civilians and foreigners to flee.
It comes as The Times reported that an RAF aircraft nearly crashed into another aircraft this week after its unexpected arrival in Sudan.
The heartwarming video shows Elbagir discussing the reporting with her team while at King Faisal naval base before noticing her relative
Mohsin, a Sudanese-American surgeon, immediately hugged his niece and kissed her head
Two well-placed German sources told the newspaper that a “very dangerous” landing took place on Tuesday after German troops were not warned of the arrival of a British C-130J Hercules at Wadi Seidna airbase.
British sources denied last night that the plane had flown dangerously. A defense ministry spokesman said: “It is incorrect to describe this week’s operations as anything other than highly coordinated and cooperative, especially with our German partners.
“From the German officers working with British counterparts on the operation from Cyprus, to the British and German colleagues working at the airfield in Sudan, there was a spirit of professionalism and mutual assistance. This cooperation reflects the close cooperation with other international partners.’
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has urged all British nationals seeking to flee Sudan to report “as soon as possible”, despite a three-day extension of the ceasefire.
The RAF has flown nearly 900 people from an airfield near the capital Khartoum, but thousands of Britons may remain in Sudan.
A man greets his children as they arrive from a bus at Stansted Airport after being evacuated from Sudan
The flights would continue anyway, but more intense collisions would put additional strain on the operation and Mr. Cleverly had warned that the mission could become ‘impossible’.
Mr Cleverly said: ‘The UK is calling for full implementation by the generals.
British evacuation flights are underway.
“I urge all UK nationals wishing to depart to get to the airport as soon as possible to ensure their safety.”
Britain had urged rival generals to extend the ceasefire, which should help avert a feared humanitarian crisis in Africa’s third-largest country.
More than 2,000 British nationals in Sudan have signed up to the evacuation plans, but the actual number of citizens there may be much higher.
At 4pm on Thursday, the Foreign Office said 897 people had been evacuated through eight RAF airlifts.