Torrential rains in Sudan have destroyed some 1,000 tents in two camps for displaced people, overcrowded due to the war that has ravaged the country for more than a year, resistance committees reported on Friday.
In a statement, the committees – an informal network that counts war victims – said: “Torrential rains fell on Thursday afternoon, causing the collapse of more than 800 houses in Zamzam camp and more than 118 in Abi Shok.”
This informal network called on non-governmental organisations and relevant agencies to support people affected by the rains in both camps in Al Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, the last stronghold of the army in this region.
The displaced people are living in camps in war-torn North Darfur. which constitutes a serious humanitarian and security situationas the displaced are also exposed to artillery during the current clashes between the army and the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
The city of Kasala, capital of the state of the same name in eastern Sudan, bordering Eritrea, was also hit by torrential rains on Friday, which the Kasala Observatory described as an “unprecedented” event.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned of high levels of rainfall affecting millions of homeless Sudanese in the Darfur region of eastern Sudan, as well as in Al Gezira, Blue Nile and White Nile states.
Sudan is experiencing a war that began in April 2023 between the Sudanese army and the RSFwhich has become the world’s largest displacement crisis, with ten million internally displaced people and two million refugees, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths.
Source: Observadora
