Spanish Defense Ministry via Reuters
The spiraling security crisis in Sudan has prompted evacuation missions from governments around the world in an effort to save their citizens from the disaster which has seen access to vital goods including food and medicines all but collapse.
Foreigners still stuck in the African country—which is currently being torn apart by internal conflict—are now taking drastic action in order to survive. According to one British lawmaker, some have even started slaughtering their pets as food supplies run out.
Speaking on BBC radio on Monday, the chairwoman of the U.K.’s Commons Foreign Affairs Committee estimated there could still be over 4,000 Brits awaiting evacuation from Sudan who are living in “abject fear.” “I’m even hearing stories of people killing their pets because they’re worried they’re going to starve,” Alicia Kearns said, according to the Independent.