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In Sudan A humanitarian worker of the International Organization for Migration was killed after participating in the ongoing clashes across the country between rival military factions. This was reported by the same UN agency in a statement from Geneva, which states that “the vehicle in which the operator was traveling with his family was hit in a shootout between the two warring factions”.
The Murder in North Kordofan The man was traveling in a car south of El Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan, when he was caught in a crossfire between the country’s two warring factions, according to IOM Director-General Antonio Victorinus. “I am deeply saddened by the passing of our community colleague,” he said, “and I join in the sadness for his wife and newborn son and our team in Sudan. The safety of all IOM staff is my priority.”
The dead are 413 Currently, the tragic death toll is 413 dead and 3,551 injured, according to World Health Organization reports. Unicef says nine children are among the dead and at least 50 minors are among the injured.
violent clashes Meanwhile, violent clashes continue in the country, as evidenced by Médecins Sans Frontières projects coordinator Cyrus Paye, who spoke of “heavy fighting” taking place in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur in western Sudan, between the Army and paramilitary rapids were underway support forces. The MSF-supported city hospital received 279 wounded, “mostly civilians,” and 44 of them died.
Doctors Without Borders: catastrophic situation in hospitals “The situation is catastrophic – Paye said -. Most of the wounded are civilians who were hit by stray bullets, and many of them are children. They have broken bones, gunshot wounds or shrapnel in their legs, stomach or chest. Many need blood transfusions. We had to have many Treating patients on the floor in the corridors because there aren’t enough beds for such a large number of wounded.Up until last week, the South Hospital didn’t have enough surgical capacity because it was a mother hospital – we started supporting last year around the to reduce the high maternal mortality rate in the region. When the fighting started, we had to convert the hospital to treat the wounded.”