The White House has said it has no immediate plans for a government-coordinated evacuation of American citizens trapped in war-torn Sudan as Africa's third-largest country descends into civil war. An estimated 16,000 private U.S. citizens are registered with the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum.

In a press release, President Joe Biden said he was receiving regular reports from his team on efforts to assist those remaining Americans in Sudan "to the extent possible," while saying that the U.S. government is "working closely" with allies.

"I am receiving regular reports from my team on their ongoing work to assist Americans in Sudan, to the extent possible," Biden said in a press release Saturday evening. "We are also working closely with our allies and partners in this effort."

The embassy issued an alert earlier Saturday cautioning that "due to the uncertain security situation in Khartoum and closure of the airport, it is not currently safe to undertake a U.S. government-coordinated evacuation of private U.S. citizens."

"If evacuation of private U.S. citizens becomes necessary, this announcement will be made public by Travel Alert and Travel Advisory," the embassy added.

PRESIDENT BIDEN CALLS CIVIL WAR IN SUDAN ‘UNCONSCIONABLE’ AS US EMBASSY PERSONNEL EVACUATE

Secretary of State Antony Blinken echoed Biden's sentiments, saying in a press release that the U.S. government would "continue to assist Americans" and "continue to coordinate" with allies.

"We will continue to assist Americans in Sudan in planning for their own safety and provide regular updates to U.S. citizens in the area." Blinken wrote in a press release Saturday night. "We will also continue to coordinate with our allies and partners as well as our local partners on efforts to ensure the safety of their personnel.

Sudan's collapse into warfare dashed plans to transition to democracy and brought an already impoverished country to the brink of humanitarian disaster. The fighting has left millions trapped in urban areas, sheltering from gunfire and bombs. 

There has been no sign yet that either side can secure a quick victory or is ready to talk. Sudan's army has air power but the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is widely embedded in urban areas.

US EMBASSY PERSONNEL IN SUDAN EVACUATED AMID VIOLENT CONFLICT

Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the leader of the RSF, said on Saturday that "we all need to sit as Sudanese and find the right way out to return hope and life," his most conciliatory comments since fighting began.

Earlier in the clashes, he declared the RSF a rebel force, ordered it to be disbanded, and said a military solution was the only option. Sudan's army leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, said on Saturday he could not negotiate with Burhan.

BLOODY SUDAN CONFLICT CONTINUES DESPITE TRUCE, INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE

Since Bashir's overthrow and after a 2021 coup, Burhan and Hemedti held the top positions on a ruling council that was meant to hand over to civilian rule and merge the RSF into the army.

The World Health Organization reported on Friday that 413 people had been killed and 3,551 injured since fighting broke out. The death toll includes at least five aid workers in a country reliant on food aid.

One U.S. citizen was killed during the conflict as of Saturday evening. The American, who was not identified, did not work for the U.S. Embassy.

"We can confirm the death of one U.S. citizen in Sudan," a State Department spokesperson said to Fox News. "We are in touch with the family and offer our deepest condolences to them on their loss. Out of respect for the family during this difficult time, we have nothing further to add." 

The U.S. Department of State did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

Reuters contributed to this report.

Morgan Reilly scored at 19:15 of overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night in Game 3 of the first-round NHL playoff series.

Ilya Samsonov stopped 36 shots for Toronto. He had eight saves in the extra period, one on Lightning star Nikita Kucherov from point-blank range, to help give the Maple Leafs a 2-1 series lead. Game 4 is Monday night at Amalie Arena.

Auston Matthews and Noel Acciari also scored for Toronto, which forced overtime when Ryan O'Reilly slipped a shot past goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy with a minute left in regulation.

Anthony Cirelli and Brandon Hagel scored for Tampa Bay, which took a 3-2 lead on rookie Darren Raddysh's first career playoff goal in the second period.

Play was interrupted for several minutes early in the third period while officials sorted through a wild sequence that began with Reilly pushing Tampa Bay's Brayden Point into the boards as the two battled for a loose puck.

The hit touched off several skirmishes, one of them involving Tampa Bay's Steven Stamkos and Matthews.

Stamkos and Matthews were sent to the penalty box for fighting, as were Kucherov and O'Reilly.

Reilly was initially assessed a five-minute penalty for boarding, but following a review, the officials ruled there was no penalty for the shove on Point, who skated to the locker room bent over in pain before returning to the closing minutes of regulation.

Matthews and Acciari scored in the first period for Toronto. The Maple Leafs forced overtime when O'Reilly scored from in front after Vasilevskiy blocked William Nylander's shot from left of the net.

Tampa Bay wiped out a pair of one-goal deficits in the opening period, with Hagel's first goal of the series making it 2-2. Raddysh skated from behind the net to lift a nifty shot over Samsonov for the 3-2 lead the Lightning held until O'Reilly tied it with exactly one minute left in the third.

NO GOAL

Two minutes after Raddysh scored, the Lightning appeared to go up 4-2. But what would have been a power-play goal for Point was waved off after officials used replay to determine that Samsonov had covered up the puck before Point poked it out from under the goaltender's pad and into the net.

HEDMAN RETURNS

Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman played after missing the final two periods of Game 1 and all of Game 2 due to an undisclosed injury. Defenseman Erik Cernak remained sidelined after taking a hit to the head from Maple Leafs forward Michael Bunting in Game 1. Bunting drew a three-game suspension for an illegal check to the head and interference.