Eyewitnesses said 4 brothers were killed in Al-Qadisiyah neighborhood in the Eastern Nile region after a shell fell on their house, and more than 8 people were killed in Omdurman, East Nile. west of Khartoum, and in the Al-Lamab region to the south. of the capital, due to the intense aerial bombardments which targeted several districts.
Over the past three weeks, anxiety has grown among the civilian population, hundreds of thousands of whom have been forced to flee, abandoning their homes and belongings in a complex humanitarian context in several towns across the country to which residents of the capital have leaked.
Less than two weeks ago, more than 18 people were killed in the densely populated neighborhood of Mayo, in southern Khartoum, and more than 120 others were injured, after several shells fell in the popular neighborhood, which home to more than a million people and is considered one of the most densely populated areas of the capital.
In addition, 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 of ​​Al-Ashra located in the center of Khartoum.
Since the start of the fighting on April 15, a number of neighborhoods in the capital have been the scene of continuous air and ground attacks, which have killed more than a thousand civilians.
The situation has worsened in recent days after the increased use of explosive bombs in residential areas.
Adel Hassan, a resident of the Haj Youssef area, told Sky News Arabia that residential areas have been the scene of frequent air and ground attacks in recent days, leading to an increase in civilian casualties.
Hassan points out that there are many casualties under the rubble of dozens of residential buildings and services that were bombed.
And after the fighting was confined for the first few weeks to military assembly areas and strategic installations, the recent period has seen a noticeable shift towards targeting residential and civilian areas, which has led to an increase in displacement from the capital, which, according to unconfirmed reports, 70% of its population of around 10 million people have already left for safer interior areas or abroad.
This comes in the light of growing calls from the local population, demanding the provision of frames, equipment and medical supplies, after the inability to reach major hospitals, in which more than 60% are in fact out of service, according to doctors in central Sudan. Union.
Along with the security suffering, the inhabitants of the capital, Khartoum, live in very complex living conditions, and the phenomenon of decreasing food supplies is increasing 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 factories producing food and other consumer goods, the supply chains of markets and most grocery stores came to a complete halt.
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