Over 200,000 people newly displaced in Sudan’s Kordofan as fighting rages
Summary
More than 200,000 people have been forced to leave their homes in Sudan’s Kordofan region because of fighting and drone attacks that damaged important services like water and electricity. In addition, flooding in North Darfur has made the crisis worse, with many families displaced across the country.Key Facts
- Fighting and drone attacks have caused over 200,000 new displacements in the Kordofan region since late last year.
- Drone strikes have damaged power supplies in El Obeid, the largest city in Kordofan, affecting water, hospitals, and communications.
- Seasonal flooding in North Darfur has damaged homes and displaced more than 1,000 families.
- Since the war started in April 2023, about 59,000 people have died and 8.6 million have been displaced inside Sudan.
- More than 4.2 million people have fled Sudan to neighboring countries.
- Around 33.7 million people in Sudan need humanitarian help.
- El Obeid’s population has grown from 750,000 before the war to an estimated 3.4 million due to displaced people moving there.
- Humanitarian groups report nearly 39,000 children arrived in El Obeid in the first half of 2024, needing support.
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