A dramatic appeal for help is addressed through him the trapped but also the our wounded compatriots in the Sudan. With supplies running low, no electricity or water, they dare not venture outside the Greek Orthodox church or the other buildings in which they have taken refuge.

“We hear fire all the time, cannons all the time, we see smoke from the headquarters which is not so far from us. We still have some supplies for 2-3 days, we are on the fourth day now,” says a Greek trapped in a hotel.

For the fourth 24 hours, the Greek residents of Khartoum remain trapped, without much food, without electricity and without water.

Among the 15 Greeks trapped in the Metropolis are 2 sisters. The photos they sent to SKAI show the 2 of them on Easter night when they arrived at the church. A few minutes later the fighting started and they never came out again.

In the video document secured by SKAI, we see for the first time the interior of the Metropolis. The 2 girls Katerina and Alexandra take the video to send it to friends and describe the situation in fear. The civil conflict had just begun and the first bullets were hitting the church doors.

“We will not say Christ is Risen tonight. Because of the things that happen outside. I don’t know if you can hear the loud sounds. It’s too scary we can’t go out. We can’t go back home. We pray here and hear the gunshots outside the church,” Katerina and Alexandra say on April 15.

In addition to the 15 Greeks who are in the church, there are still dozens trapped in houses. The fierce fighting found Mr. Pagoulato in his hotel. He remains there for the 4th day together with his sister-in-law, 5 customers and 4 staff members.

“We are in the center of the city. We are now four days stranded. The situation is very critical, no one is going out and unfortunately the electricity has also been cut off and with no electricity there is no water,” says Mr. Athanasios Pagoulatos who is trapped in a hotel.

And as time goes on, the situation becomes more difficult and the fear grows.

Anxiety is growing for the 2 wounded Greeks who are waiting days to be operated on. The last time SKAI had contact with them was late last night.

“We are still waiting for the blades, it is very difficult for them to get here but I am in a lot of pain and the surgery must be done immediately. Doctors cannot, due to the situation, reach the hospital in time. There must be a mobilization for all the Greeks who are here”, says the injured Greek.

At the same time, Greeks who have their relatives in Sudan are afraid as they cannot communicate with them.

“I was trying to communicate. I could not. I have taken many times. It doesn’t ring either, the line is dead. The people there now we don’t even know what condition they are in, if they can get out of their homes”, states Mr. Giorgos Evaggelinelis.

Journalist: Are there other relatives of Greeks who are trying to contact their relatives and are not succeeding?

Giorgos Evaggelinelis: “Because I can’t. They can’t communicate either. There are corpses in the streets and they don’t collect them there. Now imagine what happens from there.”

“Seventy-four of our fellow citizens are the ones who, as of now as we speak, want to leave Sudan if a safe passage is made and we have in essence a coordinated departure,” said Andreas Katsaniotis, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, in charge of the Hellenic diaspora, to SKAI and Atariastos.

A 24-hour truce began at 7 a.m. Greek time. The Greeks trapped will be informed by the competent Greek authorities about their next coordinated movements.

Contact Dendia with the Greek ambassador in Egypt and Soukri for Sudan: Possible cooperation between Greece and Cairo for the release of citizens

Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias was briefed on the situation in Sudan by the Greek Ambassador in Egypt and according to diplomatic sources it was suggested that there be communication with the Greeks who are in the region and also with the EU delegation in Khartoun so that there is coordination for their safety but also the provision of maximum possible assistance.

Mr. Dendias had telephone communication and with him Sameh Shoukry’s Egyptian counterpart.

“We discussed the situation in Sudan. I pointed out Greece’s strong interest in the developments in the country, in the context of the presence of the Greek diaspora and the need to provide assistance to it” says N. Dendias in his post on social media.

In the light of the above, they also discussed the possible cooperation in a possible liberation operation, including the Greek expatriates, as soon as the conditions allow it, the need for an immediate armistice, the observance of the principle of non-interference of third parties in the internal affairs of the states.

In a telephone conversation with the Egyptian Foreign Minister, S.Shoukry, we discussed the situation in Sudan. I pointed out Greece’s strong interest in the developments in the country, in the context of the presence of the Greek diaspora and the need to provide assistance to it. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/PSOTcht6ES

— Nikos Dendias (@NikosDendias) April 18, 2023