Bombing in Sudan kills 17 in besieged North Darfur town

Sudanese paramilitary forces bombarded El Fasher , the besieged capital of North Darfur, on Saturday, killing at least 17 civilians and wounding 25 others, a medical source told AFP.

According to a report from an anonymous source at El Fasher Hospital, the figures only include those who arrived at the hospital .

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However, the actual death toll is estimated to be higher, as other victims were buried by their families without access to medical facilities due to ongoing security concerns in the area.

The situation in El Fasher has become increasingly critical, as it has been under siege by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since last year, as part of the ongoing civil war in Sudan.

Faced with this situation, the civilian population faces a serious humanitarian crisis, marked by the lack of food, medicines and basic services, while clashes continue between paramilitary forces and the Sudanese army.

They have also been affected by the worst cholera outbreak in years in this African country, where at least 40 people died in one week in Darfur, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warned on Thursday.

At least 40 people have died in a week in Darfur, western Sudan , in the worst cholera outbreak in years in the war-torn African country, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warned Thursday.

According to the organization, the western Darfur region, ravaged by the war between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), is the hardest hit by the outbreak in the last year.

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"In addition to an all-out war, the people of Sudan are now suffering from the worst cholera outbreak the country has seen in years," the medical organization said in a statement.

"In the Darfur region alone, MSF teams treated more than 2,300 patients and recorded 40 deaths in the last week," he added.