<p>Some 2,000 civilian cars have been able to drive out of the besieged southeastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol along a humanitarian evacuation route, the city authorities said Tuesday.</p>.<p>"As of 14:00 (1200 GMT) it is known that 2,000 cars left Mariupol," the city council said on Telegram, adding that a further 2,000 vehicles were waiting to leave the city.</p>.<p>The statement did not specify how many people left in the vehicles.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/over-17-million-ukraine-refugees-in-poland-says-un-1091524.html" target="_blank">Over 1.7 million Ukraine refugees in Poland, says UN</a></strong></p>.<p>Another 160 cars had left the city on Monday, the council has said.</p>.<p>The successful evacuations come after several failed attempts since Russian forces surrounded the port city on the Azov Sea early this month.</p>.<p>Heavy bombardment has left some 400,000 inhabitants with no running water or heating and food running short.</p>.<p>More than 2,100 residents have been killed since the Russian invasion, according to the city authorities.</p>.<p>The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Tuesday the situation in Mariupol "remains dire" and that it was not able to deliver aid to the city.</p>.<p>"The bottom line is that hundreds of thousands of people are still suffering," the ICRC said.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>Some 2,000 civilian cars have been able to drive out of the besieged southeastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol along a humanitarian evacuation route, the city authorities said Tuesday.</p>.<p>"As of 14:00 (1200 GMT) it is known that 2,000 cars left Mariupol," the city council said on Telegram, adding that a further 2,000 vehicles were waiting to leave the city.</p>.<p>The statement did not specify how many people left in the vehicles.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/over-17-million-ukraine-refugees-in-poland-says-un-1091524.html" target="_blank">Over 1.7 million Ukraine refugees in Poland, says UN</a></strong></p>.<p>Another 160 cars had left the city on Monday, the council has said.</p>.<p>The successful evacuations come after several failed attempts since Russian forces surrounded the port city on the Azov Sea early this month.</p>.<p>Heavy bombardment has left some 400,000 inhabitants with no running water or heating and food running short.</p>.<p>More than 2,100 residents have been killed since the Russian invasion, according to the city authorities.</p>.<p>The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Tuesday the situation in Mariupol "remains dire" and that it was not able to deliver aid to the city.</p>.<p>"The bottom line is that hundreds of thousands of people are still suffering," the ICRC said.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>