Sudan’s ‘Silent Killer’: As Civilians Return, Unexploded Ordnance Poses Lethal Risk

Several organizations are sounding the alarm about the cholera epidemic that has broken out in Sudan. It is feared that the disease could claim up to a million victims among children.

Sudan’s ‘silent killer’: As civilians return, unexploded ordnance poses lethal risk

Displaced Sudanese face the threat of unexploded ordnance, landmines, and abandoned munitions scattered across urban and rural neighborhoods - Anadolu Ajansı

Sudan war exacerbates risk of cholera and malaria: UNICEF

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned of an escalating public health crisis in Sudan, as conflict and mass displacement continue to drive a surge in disease, particularly cholera and malaria.

Civilians face deadly risks from unexploded bombs in Sudan

As displaced Sudanese return to cities ravaged by over two years of conflict, they confront a deadly, hidden menace: unexploded ordnance (UXO), landmines, and abandoned munitions scattered across homes, schools, and hospitals. Mohammad Sediq Rashid, chief of the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Sudan, warns the presence of these explosive remnants is a “silent killer” threatening civilians unaware of the risks. Since fighting erupted in April 2…