Sudan war: Drones hit Port Sudan causing power blackout as RSF target key city

The drones also hit the civilian section of Port Sudan's airport, a fuel depot and a major hotel.

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Explosions and huge fires have been reported near the city's main international airport as a paramilitary force targeted the key city for the third consecutive day.

Flights have been cancelled after drones hit the international airport and a hotel near the current presidential palace, reports say.

"I see a huge cloud and fire going like all around the city... and I heard also now that they were like two more loud bangs. It looks quite apocalyptic," a journalist, Cristina Karrer, told the BBC's Newsday programme.

Thick black smoke could be seen at dawn on the skyline of the previously safe city where thousands of people fleeing the two-year civil war have sought refuge.