US to send additional troops to Djibouti in case of Sudan evacuation- official

People walk as they look for water during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum North, Sudan April 20, 2023. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is preparing to send a large number of additional troops to its base in Djibouti in case of an eventual evacuation from Sudan, a U.S. official said as renewed heavy gunfire erupted on Thursday.

The official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, declined to elaborate.