Nearly 20,000 Displaced In Sudan’s Blue Nile

Nearly 20,000 people have been displaced in Sudan’s Blue Nile state following escalating fighting and deteriorating security conditions, according to a local relief group. The Geissan Emergency Room said residents and displaced people sheltering in the City 12 area had been forced to flee amid a new wave of displacement.

The group estimated that almost 20,000 people, including families, children, women, and elderly people, had been affected.

Many of those displaced have moved to areas including Shira, Abu Qami, Al-Hilla Al-Qadima, and Wad Al-Mahi locality, while others have sought shelter in Damazin.

The relief group said displaced families were facing dire humanitarian conditions, including shortages of shelter materials and other basic necessities. It urged humanitarian organisations and local and international authorities to intervene urgently to provide assistance and address the health and humanitarian consequences of the crisis.

Fighting has intensified in Blue Nile state following attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its ally, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), on several areas.

Sudan has been at war between the army and the RSF since April 2023. The conflict has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced around 13 million, according to UN and international estimates.

SOURCE: AA