Sudan violence continues for fifth day with death toll passing 270 as rival forces clash
Violence has spilled into its fifth day in Sudan due to fighting between forces loyal to rival generals after an internationally brokered truce fell apart. It comes after months of escalating tensions between the generals and military unrest after an October 2021 military coup.
The director-general of the UN’s World Health Organisation, Tedros Ghebreyesus, said at least 270 people have been killed and more than 2,600 wounded since fighting began on Saturday, without offering a breakdown of civilians and combatants killed. On the UK government’s response, Mr Mitchell said: “We are advising against all travel to Sudan. Our global response centre is taking calls and supporting British nationals and their relatives. We are advising civilians caught up in the violence, including our own staff, to shelter-in-place as heavy fighting continues. Our priority is to protect British nationals trapped by the violence and we will continue to issue updates as the situation develops.
Dozens of healthcare facilities close to the clashes in Khartoum and in hot spots across the country have stopped functioning, either because they have been damaged or have had to be evacuated for safety reasons.
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