Fear gripped a group of Filipinos as they travelled from the Sudanese capital to the north, where the Egyptian border is reached after a 15-hour ride. A Filipino national evacuated from the deadly clashes in Sudan on Thursday recalled her journey as she joined other Filipino evacuees in getting into the Sudanese border with Egypt, where they would seek refuge. Noemi Sanchez arrived at the exit point of Sudan early Thursday morning (Sudan time) through the assistance of the Philippine Embassy in Cairo that rented buses—although at a whopping rental price—for Filipino evacuees wanting to flee Khartoum. She said members of warring factions, who are members of either military or the paramilitary, were already on the streets flagging evacuation vehicles, with some reportedly ransacking the valuables of fleeing individuals. "Grabe po nakakatakot po yung daan kasi marami pong sundalo na nanghaharang (It's really terrifying because there were a lot of military personnel who were flagging down the evacuees)," Sanchez said in an interview with Teleradyo. "Yung iba daw pong sundalo nangunguha ng mga cellphone, mga pera. Pero nakakatakot talaga sir kasi umaakyat sila sa mga bus, talagang chine-check po talaga nila at saka... mga gutom na po sila (Some of them would forcibly take cell phones and money. It's really scary because they would get into the buses and check everything. They're also hungry)," she added. Sanchez was among the Filipinos based in Sudan who were evacuated by the Philippine Embassy in Cairo, which holds jurisdiction over Sudan, before being taken to the Egyptian city of Aswan. In Aswan, Filipino evacuees would then fly to the Egyptian capital, Cairo, where they will either seek temporary refuge or be assisted for repatriation to the Philippines. On Thursday morning, Philippine Ambassador to Egypt Ezzedin Tago welcomed the first batch of Filipinos who crossed the border to Egypt. A total of 51 Filipinos safely arrived in Egypt after the embassy deployed buses to take them out of Sudan while there was a 72-hour ceasefire between the warring factions. At the entry point of Egypt, Tago assisted the Filipino evacuees by coordinating with the Egyptian Foreign Affairs Ministry to process the visas of those who do not have one. Evacuees were allowed to get visa on arrival. Meanwhile, at the exit point of Sudan, Philippine Vice Consul for Egypt Bojer Capati waited for Filipino evacuees in need of help, especially those who could not pay for their processing fee, according to Tago. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) vowed to do "whatever it takes" to take Filipinos out of Sudan despite hurdles, including the scarcity in evacuation buses and the shooting up of rental prices. Fighting erupted in Khartoum on April 15 due to power struggle between Sudan's military ruler, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and paramilitary leader, General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.