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Another resident of the capital, Bissau, said he was unhappy about the situation.

The Home Office said it wanted to avoid rushed plans leading to "unsafe and chaotic situations".

The situation felt more acute due to the threats in his country of origin, he said: "For us Afghans there's problem for us in Afghanistan as well as here."

His wife, who was at home, got word of the situation and made it out—even though, he said, the fire alarm never sounded.

The situation remains difficult in the rest of the country, where several localities in the south and centre are under jihadist blockade and where fuel convoys are slow to arrive.