The escalation of attacks and artillery fire in the battle between the (Sudan army) and the North Darfur capital of Elfasher (RSF) of North Darfur, bringing “at least three million” displaced civilians to the west, keeping Tawira and Yebel away.
As Radio Dhabanga previously reported, the flow of newly evacuated and almost relocated people includes at least half a million former residents of the Samzam camp. Hundreds have been killed, thousands have been injured, and what commentators have called the camp’s “last catastrophe.” Graphic evidence is provided in a report published last week by the Humanitarian Laboratory (HRL) at Yale University School of Public Health, providing satellite images showing the effects of fires and destruction from satellite artillery and drone attacks.
Regional civil authorities managed by Sudan’s liberation movement factions led by Abdelwahid El Nur (SLM-aw), who controls much of Jebel Mala, west of the capital, have declared a state of humanitarian emergency in the region.
Mujiblaman Erzubaea, head of SLM-AW’s civil authority, told Radiodabanga yesterday that “the crisis exceeds the resources and capabilities of the movement, civil authorities and the host community,” telling the number of displaced people flowing in the area is constantly increasing.
Millions of people have evacuated
El Zubair estimates that the influx is at least 3.3 million people from El Fasher, as well as camps in Zamzam and Abu Shouk in the surrounding area. In an interview with Radiodabanga, he said, “Since April 4, 250-400 displaced people have arrived every hour.”
“You will arrive on a terrible vehicle, a cart or on foot, in miserable humanitarian conditions,” he says. “Most of the displaced people are women, children and elderly people. At least 500 are unaccompanied children. Many people died of hunger and thirst during the trip, while others reported being raped before leaving Elle Fasher, “pointing cases of girl rape and elder abuse, putting pressure on EL Fasher information.”
He lamented that food and water were scarce, and appealed to the organization to provide a mechanism for digging wells and vehicles to transport them to evacuated people. He also highlighted the urgent need for food, healthcare and hygiene, saying that the forced displaced persons will ease themselves with openness that could lead to major health disasters.
El Zubia called on the international community and organizations to “consider urgently to assume their responsibility and to rescue and provide assistance to those who have been evacuated.” El Zubia said his authority has organized a community convoy to support newly evacuated people, he said.
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The humanitarian crisis is further supported by another statement on Sunday by Clementine Nukuweta Salami, a UN resident and humanitarian coordinator in Sudan. The wider attacks from El Fasher are exacerbated by rising food instability, with displaced people increasingly blocking supply chains and support, increasing the risk of epidemic outbreaks, malnutrition and hunger.
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Nkweta-Salami says despite repeated complaints, humanitarian access to El Fasher and surrounding areas remains extremely restricted, requiring UN actors and NGOs to be granted immediate and sustainable access to these regions, and to provide safe and widespread delivery of life-saving assistance.
SAF asks civilians to say on El Fasher
Commander of the Sudanese 6th Infantry Division (SAF) appealed to civilians that “will not leave Elle Fasher for his own safety,” saying the situation in the city remains “unstable.”
Sunday’s report denounces the swift supporters of “humanitarian abuse” represented by be-hits and cut-off roads, particularly for those who have tried to leave the city. Radio Dabanga approached RSF to comment on the allegations.
