Nearly 100 civilians killed in fighting in Sudan. Hospitals run out of blood for transfusions
At least 97 civilians have been killed in fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Force (RSF). More than 350 others have been wounded, a Sudanese doctors' organisation said this morning, while the World Health Organisation warned of a shortage of blood and transfusion equipment in hospitals in the capital, reports digi24.ro.
Fighting between the Sudanese army, led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who is also the country's de-facto leader, and the RSF paramilitary group, led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, began on Saturday morning in the capital Khartoum and spread to several towns by Sunday.
A four-hour ceasefire was supposed to come into effect at 4pm on Sunday to allow evacuations from conflict areas, but the agreement was broken after a brief lull, the UN mission in Sudan reported.
Meanwhile, as fighting continues in Sudan, the World Health Organization has reported that hospitals are running out of blood and equipment needed for transfusions.
"Several of the nine hospitals in Khartoum receiving wounded civilians have run out of blood, transfusion equipment, infusion fluids and other vital equipment, " WHO reported.
Heavy fighting was reported at Khartoum international airport and military bases here on Sunday.
Meanwhile, civilians are having to leave their homes to avoid being caught in the crossfire.
Selma Ahmed, who lives in Khartoum's Belail neighbourhood, says the area has emptied out.
"Nobody stayed here, there was intense fighting, people had to flee. The armed forces are said to have started looting the area. They like to take cars, even if they can't move them, they come with bigger vehicles to carry them ", she said.
Huda, another resident of Sudan's capital, says civilians are scared and confused.
"We are scared, we haven't slept for 24 hours because of the noise and the house shaking. We are afraid we will run out of food and water, without medicine for my diabetic father. There is a lot of false information and everyone is lying. We don't know when it will end, how it will end ", she said.
