Tens of thousands of Sudanese have fled to overcrowded camps to escape reported atrocities by a paramilitary force since it captured el-Fasher in the western Darfur region, an aid group said Saturday, and the UN human rights chief warned that many others are still trapped.
Those who reach shelter in Tawila, about 70 kilometres from el-Fasher, find themselves stranded in a barren area with barely enough tents, many of them improvised from patched tarps and sheets, according to a video posted by the group Sudan’s IDPs and Refugee Camps.
It shows children running across the area as a few adults carry a large pot of food, hoping it will be enough to feed the growing crowds of displaced.
Since the Rapid Support Forces, RSF, seized el-Fasher from the rival military October 26, more than 16,200 people have fled to the camps in Tawila, said Adam Rojal, spokesperson for the aid group.
The International Organisation for Migration estimates that around 82,000 people had fled the city and …Tens of thousands of Sudanese have fled to overcrowded camps to escape reported atrocities by a paramilitary force since it captured el-Fasher in the western Darfur region, an aid group said Saturday, and the UN human rights chief warned that many others are still trapped.
Those who reach shelter in Tawila, about 70 kilometres from el-Fasher, find themselves stranded in a barren area with barely enough tents, many of them improvised from patched tarps and sheets, according to a video posted by the group Sudan’s IDPs and Refugee Camps.
It shows children running across the area as a few adults carry a large pot of food, hoping it will be enough to feed the growing crowds of displaced.
Since the Rapid Support Forces, RSF, seized el-Fasher from the rival military October 26, more than 16,200 people have fled to the camps in Tawila, said Adam Rojal, spokesperson for the aid group.
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