“You either stay and die out of hunger or you risk getting caught in crossfire and hope you can find a safe passage, especially from Khartoum, and use whatever means you have to get to the border with South Sudan” mollyblackall reports
Food and water are running out in Sudan with civilians left starving in their own homes and soldiers breaking into houses to steal supplies.conflict between the Sudanese army and a powerful paramilitary groupOne humanitarian worker in Khartoum, who wished to remain anonymous for security reasons, said that food supplies are rapidly diminishing, with shops and markets closed in many areas and soldiers looting civilians’ supplies.
“People are suffering from power outages as some power stations and grids have been damaged by shelling. It is the same for water, and people are running out of stock, and in many areas shops and markets are closed,” they told“In the last two days, we’ve been hearing of soldiers breaking into houses for food and water and stealing money and cell phones by force. Many people want to go out, but they don’t because the road conditions aren’t known.
“In the regions, we’ve heard about fighting between the two parties and a lot of looting of markets, shops, and INGO offices in South Darfur state. This is the situation so far, and we don’t know what will happen as fighting is still taking place at this hour.”Violence has erupted in Sudan as the military and a paramilitary force battle for political control.
Growing tensions spilled into active conflict on the streets of the Sudanese capital of Khartoum 10 days ago, when clashes began between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the country’s armed forces.. Since then, Sudan has been transitioning towards democracy, but this process has seen power struggles and tensions.until a military coup in October 2021, in which he was placed under house arrest.
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