Hundreds of refugees arrive in Saudi Arabia as Sudan conflict enters its third week.

Hundreds of evacuees arrived in Saudi Arabia from Sudan as fierce fighting between the army and a rival paramilitary group entered its third week, despite another attempt at a ceasefire. The situation in Sudan has deteriorated since fighting broke out on April 15, leaving hundreds dead and tens of thousands fleeing to neighboring countries. A commercial ship carrying more than 1800 evacuees arrived in the Saudi port city of Jeddah Saturday, carrying 20 Saudi citizens with the remainder people from various European, Asian and African countries evacuated from Sudan. The situation in Sudan has deteriorated since fighting broke out on April 15, leaving hundreds dead and tens of thousands fleeing to neighboring countries. Namour al-Tayeb described his journey from the Sudanese capital Khartoum to Port Sudan as a "very hard trip" passing through forces from both warring military factions.

Before his evacuation, al-Tayeb was in Khartoum, where he said the situation was "horrible" with gunfire all over the place. Hadi Haytham, another US national, said he felt "lucky" to have left a "terrible situation" in the capital and is praying for those left behind. Hatem Awadallah, a German citizen of Sudanese origin, described how he was subjected to looting at dawn on Saturday by RSF members. Markets and shops across the country have also been subjected to widespread looting during the past days. Police forces have been deployed for the first time since the outbreak of the violence.