The World Health Organisation has warned of a 'huge biological risk' after one of the warring parties in Sudan occupied the central public health laboratory in the capital Khartoum. 9News
Passengers from Sudan disembark from a military plane at Elefsina Air Force Base, in western Athens, Greece, on Tuesday, April 25, 2023.
"So there is a huge biological risk associated with the occupation of the central public health lab in Khartoum by one of the fighting parties." Two US warships are also being deployed toward Port Sudan, the USS Truxtun and the USS Lewis B Puller, according to the official. CNN's team in Djibouti obtained images released by the US military showing personnel arriving in that country. France and Pakistan both said they had evacuated hundreds of nationals, while China said most of its citizens had also been pulled out of the country.US government personnel from the US Embassy in Sudan evacuate to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti on April 23, 2023.
"Shops are running out of food completely" and several food factories in the state had been looted, the witness, who asked to remain anonymous for security reasons, told CNN. "Access to health care, including sexual and reproductive health care, has been critically impacted by the conflict," it said. Sudan has been racked with violence since a bloody power struggle between two rival generals spilled into the streets, with forces loyal to each man engaging in combat on the streets of Khartoum and in towns around the capital.
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