Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand speaks to reporters on Wednesday in Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany. Anand on Saturday said efforts to bring Canadians home from Sudan would continue as long as possible. (Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images)

Evacuation flights to bring Canadians home from Sudan have ended, the federal government said Saturday evening, amid escalating violence and deteriorating safety conditions.The government said Canadians who are wishing to leave Sudan by road should consider leaving via Port Sudan, where commercial options may be available.It is advising people to avoid travelling to the Wadi Seidna airfield due to "the deteriorating security situation."

Earlier Saturday, federal Defence Minister Anita Anand said efforts to bring Canadians home from Sudan would continue as long as possible.

She said at least one evacuation flight was planned by the Canadian military on Saturday. It would be the fifth to leave the Sudanese capital of Khartoum since Thursday.