A German plane airlifted dozens of Canadians out of Sudan Monday, according to Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau, as many citizen continue to try and escape the conflict-ridden nation.
Speaking during a photo-op with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Ottawa, Trudeau added that the Canadian military will aim to airlift more Canadians out of Sudan using a C-17 transport plane that is in the region.
He said he heard earlier Monday that a German plane lifted off from the capital, Khartoum, carrying 58 Canadian citizens and one German citizen.
This comes hours after, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said Canada is working with “like-minded countries” to help citizens who remain in Sudan flee the country as an armed conflict there escalates.