Family members of a Chorlton man will have to do a 22-hour journey from Sudan to Ethiopia to escape the recent coup. Yousif Gamal, 22, has family members visiting Sudan who are currently caught up in the conflict.
Yousif has said he was 'extremely stressed and worried' as he didn't hear from certain family members for days. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community Yousif's auntie traveled to Egypt for Ramadan then to Sudan for Eid, to visit family members when the fighting broke out.
The conflict in Sudan broke out on 15th April unexpectedly leaving thousands of citizens around the world trapped without any exit.
More than 420 people have been killed and 3,700 injured after war broke out in the northeast African country. Fighting is still taking place in the streets of Khartoum, the capital, raising concerns about a civil war.
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