Tourists evacuated from Kenya after terrorism threats consisted of hundreds. Along with the tourists evacuated, according to the Associated Press, all flights have also been cancelled until October.

Daily Mail reports that hundreds of British tourist evacuated Kenya. The Foreign Office reportedly warned against all but essential travel to parts of the country due to terrorism threats. Thomson and First Choice have cancelled all flights until October and as a precautionary measure, they are flying back holiday makers.

Thomson Airways said on their website: "The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is now advising against all but essential travel to Mombasa island, Kenya. Thomson and First Choice have been continuously monitoring the situation as it developed and have been working very closely with the FCO and follow its advice at all times."

They added on the tourists evacuated from Kenya:  "As a result of the change in FCO advice, the decision has been taken to cancel all our outbound flights to Mombasa, Kenya up to and including 31 October. As a precautionary measure, we have also taken the decision to repatriate all customers currently on holiday in Kenya, including our Air Fare passengers back to the UK on Thursday and Friday this week."

According to the Telegraph, Thomson already has about 400 customers in Kenya, including the ones in Mombasa and on safari. The Foreign Office has also warned against all non-essential travel to Mombasa Island, where a part of the city of Mombasa lies.

Meanwhile, holidaymakers who are not part of the tourists evacuated are also being advised to avoid the surrounding area. However, this does not include the tourist areas of Diani or Moi international airport which reportedly serves the city.

The advice explained the threat which led to the tourists evacuated. It read: "There is a high threat from terrorism, including kidnapping. The main threat comes from extremists linked to Al Shabaab, a militant group that has carried out attacks in Kenya in response to Kenya's military intervention in Somalia."

It also explained bomb threats which have caused the tourists evacuated: "There has been a spate of small-scale grenade, bomb and armed attacks in Nairobi (especially the area of Eastleigh), Mombasa, and North Eastern Province. You should take care in public places where people gather, and exercise a heightened level of vigilance."

A spokeswoman for the Foreign Office told the press, "We estimate there are 5,000 British nationals resident along the coast and approximately 500 in Mombasa and surrounding area."

According to the Telegraph, more than 600,000 Kenyans are directly employed in tourism, which reportedly provides 12.5 percent of the country's GDP.

Even though safari and wildlife areas were not affected by the new advisories, many tour operators said they fear a fall down in bookings after the warnings.

Tourists evacuated in Kenta in the last few days have prompted the Kenyan government to pledge on stepping up security for tourists which followed a number of terrorist-related incidents.