Sudan conflict: second UK flight lands in Cyprus; UN chief warns fighting could cause ‘immense suffering for years’ – live

António Guterres says ‘conflict will not and must not be resolved on the battlefield’; boat carrying 1,687 civilians reportedly reaches Saudi Arabia

• Why is there fighting in Sudan and what is at stake in the region?

The British government is considering a possible seaborne evacuation from Port Sudan, 500 miles from the capital, PA Media reports.

HMS Lancaster and the RFA Cardigan Bay have been sent to the region.

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