Blackouts and water crisis deepen turmoil in northern Sudan

Blackouts and water crisis deepen turmoil in northern Sudan

A cascading series of electricity failures, water shortages and security incidents has plunged Sudan’s Northern and River Nile states into what local officials describe as “a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation.” Residents of Wadi Halfa have been without reliable drinking water for weeks after pumping stations broke down. Schools were forced to send pupils home on several occasions while tankers tried—often unsuccessfully—to replenish c…