Geneva, Aug. 20 (SANA) Nearly 200,000 people have recently been displaced as intensified conflict and devastating seasonal rains worsen Sudan’s humanitarian crisis, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) warned.
UN News quoted IOM Director General Amy Pope as saying the situation was catastrophic, with 8.6 million people already internally displaced and large numbers crossing Sudan’s borders.
Pope said conflict and seasonal rains were worsening the crisis, while global supply-chain delays, particularly through the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz, were disrupting humanitarian aid deliveries.
She warned that families were fleeing violence and losing access to water, electricity and healthcare, stressing that urgent action was needed to protect civilians and restore essential services.
Fighting and strikes on the main electricity transformer in El Obeid, North Kordofan, caused prolonged outages disrupting water pumping, healthcare facilities and communications.
In North Darfur, heavy rains in Tawila destroyed or damaged about 1,350 homes last week, displacing more than 1,000 families.
Pope described Sudan as facing “one of the world’s largest displacement crises,” with conflict, infrastructure destruction and flooding pushing thousands of families to their limits.
The IOM said it delivered 1,750 metric tons of humanitarian supplies over the past three days, but called for urgent support amid declining funding for shelter interventions.
Sudan’s humanitarian crisis is approaching unprecedented catastrophic levels as fighting between the Sudanese army and Rapid Support Forces militia enters its fourth year, amid warnings of widespread famine threatening millions.
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