IOM warns 200,000 newly displaced in Sudan's Kordofan as El Obeid water and power hit
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More than 200,000 people have been newly displaced in Sudan's Kordofan region since late last year, the UN's International Organization for Migration said on Wednesday. Drone attacks knocked out water and electricity infrastructure in El Obeid, while flooding in North Darfur's Tawila area damaged nearly 1,350 homes.
Key Facts
- More than 200,000 people have been newly displaced across Sudan's Kordofan region since late last year, the UN's International Organization for Migration said.
- Displacement in Sheikan district, which includes El Obeid, rose 25 percent over the past eight months.
- In Blue Nile state, 78,000 people fled their homes, and about 18,000 were displaced in West Darfur in the first half of August.
- Heavy rains in Tawila, North Darfur, damaged nearly 1,350 homes and displaced more than 1,000 families.
- Since April 2023, an estimated 59,000 people have been killed, 8.6 million have been internally displaced and 4.2 million have fled to neighbouring countries.
Displacement and Infrastructure Damage
The UN's International Organization for Migration said more than 200,000 people have been newly displaced across Kordofan since late last year. Displacement in Sheikan district, which includes El Obeid, surged 25 percent over the past eight months. In El Obeid, repeated fighting and drone attacks on the city's main power transformer knocked out electricity needed for water, hospitals and phone lines. In Blue Nile state, 78,000 people fled their homes, and about 18,000 were displaced in West Darfur in the first half of August. Heavy rains in Tawila, North Darfur, damaged nearly 1,350 homes and displaced more than 1,000 families.
War-Wide Humanitarian Toll
Since April 2023, an estimated 59,000 people have been killed and 8.6 million internally displaced. More than 4.2 million people have fled to neighbouring countries, and 33.7 million require humanitarian assistance, according to the UN. IOM Director General Amy Pope said families are fleeing violence, losing access to water, electricity and healthcare, and facing floods. The Sudanese army-held city of El Obeid has endured one of the longest sieges of the war, but RSF still maintains positions south and west and continues attacking nearby villages, Al Jazeera's Almigdad Alruhaid reported. El Obeid had a population of 750,000 before the war, but authorities now estimate 3.4 million, according to Sudan Tribune.
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IOM warns 200,000 newly displaced in Sudan's Kordofan as El Obeid water and power hit
