Urgent needs to evacuate my family from Sudan
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Hi, my name is Zeinab, I live in Toronto but come from Sudan.
I urgently need - and would be so grateful for - your help to get my family to Egypt from the war-torn and unsafe Sudan. I am evacuating my mother (elder and diabetic) and my sister and her son (16 years old). Half of the house was bombed so it is unaccessible, hence there is no other way but to leave!
I am not going to go into why this war has erupted but will talk about the major concerns:
- Due to the insane increase in prices, I will need your support to get them safely to Egypt. This is the best option for now despite the long and terrible journey.
- It was hard to get them to leave earlier than this as the phone/internet networks were down, so no access to the online banking system was permitted and they did not have any cash at hand to pay for the bus tickets.
- Also, they had to secure the insulin for the trip - this took 2 days!
- I was able to transfer funds from Canada to secure bus tickets to get them to Wadi Halfa - a city in the North - not so far from the Egyptian border but requires another bus/trip and now I need help to do that and save them.
The journey is long and they have to do multiple stops because of passport renewal and visas etc. At every stop, they will have to rent and purchase food and water (if available) which is very expensive.
I have not seen my mother in 8 years and I was so glad that I am getting so close to being a Canadian citizen to go and visit them.
And just like everyone else, I cannot afford to lose my mom, sister or nephew... so without other options, I am leaning on people's compassion and humanity, and urge you to help me get them to a safer place.
My most sincere thanks in this dire situation.
Organizer
Zeinab Omer
Organizer
Scarborough, ON