At least 130 dead at Sudan hospital amid city siege

At least 130 dead at Sudan hospital amid city siege

At least 130 people have died at a single hospital in Sudan’s besieged city of El Fasher, in the Darfur region, according to medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).

Fighting between rival groups in Sudan’s civil war in the battle for control of the city has recently intensified, BBC reported.

El Fasher is the last major urban centre in Darfur that remains in the hands of Sudan’s army.

The army has been fighting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for more than a year, in a civil war that has killed thousands and forced millions from their homes.

The army remains in control of El Fasher. The city has become a refuge for people displaced by fighting in other areas.

On 10 May the RSF intensified their assault on the city, in what UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called “an alarming new chapter” in Sudan’s conflict.

MSF said one of its hospital was struggling to cope with the increased casualties.

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