Sudan News Today: Shelling in the West and Floods in the East and North

In a scene that encapsulates the suffering of a people living between the jaws of war and natural disasters, the city of El Fasher, the largest city in the Darfur region of western Sudan, continues to suffer under the weight of shelling and siege.

The Sudan Doctors Network announced the death of 24 civilians and the injury of 55 others, including five women, as a result of intense artillery shelling carried out by the Rapid Support Forces yesterday, Wednesday, targeting the central market and the Awlad Al-Rif neighborhood in the city center.

For its part, the El Fasher Resistance Committees Coordination confirmed that the city is subjected daily to a barrage of shells that rain down on markets and residential areas, causing dozens of deaths and injuries, amid catastrophic humanitarian conditions characterized by a lack of food and medicine, and a near-total collapse of the health system.

In the same context, a military source revealed that the Rapid Support Forces primarily rely on intensive artillery shelling, which begins early in the morning and continues until evening, confirming that each wave of shelling includes hundreds of shells, leading to more civilian casualties each time.

On the other front of the tragedy, the Nile River and Kassala states in northern and eastern Sudan are experiencing heavy rains and flash floods, causing severe losses in lives and property over the past few days.

In the Nile River state, authorities announced the death of 7 people and several injuries, along with the collapse of dozens of homes and damage to public facilities in the localities of Al-Damer, Shendi, Atbara, and Al-Zeidab.

The government confirmed that the field emergency room, headed by the governor, is working to assess the damages and provide urgent assistance to those affected.

In Kassala state, the level of the Gash River continues to rise alarmingly, leading to the isolation of entire villages north of the city, most notably the Tandalay area, which has become completely isolated, with residents relying on small boats to cross the floodwaters and access essential services.

According to initial estimates, about 1,000 families are still trapped due to the floods, while a relief plane was sent from the Sovereignty Council last Sunday to contribute to rescue and emergency efforts.

These humanitarian disasters come amid the ongoing brutal war between the Sudanese army led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the Rapid Support Forces led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti), which erupted in April 2023.

It has resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands and the displacement of more than 13 million people inside and outside Sudan, in one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world.

In this context, the United Nations warned of the worsening food situation, noting that 17 Sudanese regions, including parts of Darfur, the Nuba Mountains, Khartoum, and Al-Jazeera, are at risk of famine, warning of a broader humanitarian disaster if urgent international relief efforts are not made.

Today, Sudan stands on the brink of the abyss, drowning in blood and water, amid the absence of urgent political solutions to end the war and stop the prolonged suffering of its people.