US EditionMalnutrition in Sudan's El-Fasher Kills 63 in a Week: Health Official
EL-FASHER, DARFUR, SUDAN, AUG 10 – Nearly 40% of children under five in El-Fasher suffer acute malnutrition amid siege, with community kitchens closed and aid deliveries hindered by worsening rainy season conditions.
- Malnutrition has claimed the lives of 63 people, primarily affecting women and children in El-Fasher, confirmed by a health official.
- The Rapid Support Forces have besieged El-Fasher since May 2024, intensifying conflict with Sudan's regular army.
- Around 40% of children under five in El-Fasher face acute malnutrition, according to U.N. figures.
- Food portions have drastically shrunk, with a plate once shared by three now eaten by seven.
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In Sudan, many people are starving in the city of Al-Fashir.
At least 63 people died in the course of a week from malnutrition in El Fasher, a besieged city in western Sudan, a few days after the World Food Programme (WFP) warned about the critical situation facing the territory. READ ALSO Sudan accuses the United Arab Emirates of financing Colombian and African mercenaries Mohamed Adam, spokesman for the Abu Shouk displaced persons camp, reported that the emergency “has passed the alert phase and has bec…
According to a health representative, in the besieged Sudanese city of Al-Fashir in the crisis region of Darfur, at least 63 people are starving within a week. Most of the deaths are women and children, said the representative of the Ministry of Health of the state of North Darfur. In the census, only people who died of malnutrition in hospitals. Families are often buried without having sought medical help before. The city is besieged by RSF mil…
Malnutrition in El-Fasher kills 63 in a week
PORT SUDAN: Malnutrition has claimed the lives of at least 63 people, mostly women and children, in just one week in Sudan’s besieged city of El-Fasher, a health official said on Sunday. The official said the figure only included those who managed to reach hospitals, adding that many families buried their dead without seeking medical help due to poor security conditions and a
For months, the Sudanese city of Al-Fashir has been encircled by militias, and aid deliveries cannot pass. Within a week, at least 63 people, especially women and children, starve. The dark figure is likely to be significantly higher.
Since 2024, the RSF militia has besieged the Sudanese city of Al-Fashir. Due to a lack of supplies, at least 63 people died of malnutrition.
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