A man from Birmingham said he was devastated to learn his nephew had died as he struggled to get treatment for his diabetes in Sudan.

"That for me is very difficult. I am devastated. I can't even send them money to help."

Meanwhile, a doctor from Birmingham who was stranded in Sudan with her three children was thought to have escaped the country, her employers said.

Contact with loved ones in Sudan has been sporadic since the fighting began, relatives have told the BBC.

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