Earlier this week, more than 18 people were killed in the densely populated “Mayo” district, south of Khartoum, and more than 120 others were injured after several shells fell in the popular district, which is home to more than one million inhabitants. and is considered one of the most densely populated areas of the capital.
A few hours later, a dozen civilians were killed and injured, who were caught in the middle of violent clashes between the two fighting parties in the residential area “Al-Ashra” located in the center of Khartoum.
The neighborhoods of “Haj Yusef” and “Al-Juraif” in the east of the capital also recorded dozens of casualties, after the increased use of explosive bombs in residential areas in recent days.
Adel Hassan, a resident of “Hajj Youssef” area, told “Sky News Arabia” that residential areas in the area have witnessed frequent air and ground attacks over the past few days, which has led to an increase in number of civilian casualties.
Hassan said there were many casualties as of Monday morning under the rubble of dozens of residential buildings and services that were bombed.
Eyewitnesses have confirmed to Sky News Arabia that 7 people from a family in the area died after their home was bombed.
The list of victims included children, women, the elderly, young people and senior football stars, such as Sudanese national team player Hassan Barkiya, who was killed by shrapnel in his home in the Eastern Nile.
Fighting affects residential areas
After the fighting was confined for the first few weeks to areas of military assembly and strategic installations, the recent period has seen a remarkable shift towards targeting residential and civilian areas, which has led to an increase in displacement from the capital, of which unconfirmed reports indicate 70 percent. of its population of around 10 million, who have already left for safer interior areas or abroad.
This comes in light of growing distress calls from the local population, demanding the provision of medical personnel and materials, after the failure to reach major hospitals, in which more than 60% are in fact out of service, according to the Central Sudan Doctors Union. .
In parallel with the security crisis, the inhabitants of the capital, Khartoum, live in very complex living conditions, and the phenomenon of scarcity of foodstuffs increases day by day with the suspension of most supply chains, and lack of cash also hampers people’s ability to meet their daily needs.
While a few grocery store and bakery owners are trying to adapt to the current difficult conditions and continue to open their stores, many have preferred to close their stores due to scarcity of goods and fear of looting. and thefts, which have become a visible threat. characterize most districts of the capital.
And due to the great destruction that affected more than 90% of food and other consumer goods factories, market supply chains and a large number of grocery stores completely ceased to operate.
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