The suffering of thousands of displaced people in Sudan’s Blue Nile Region is worsening as a result of the ongoing war, which has forced them to flee their homes in areas bordering Ethiopia and seek refuge in the cities of Damazin and Roseires, amid severe shortages of food, medicine, clothing, and essential shelter supplies.
Thousands have found themselves facing difficult humanitarian conditions after abandoning their homes and possessions and being forced to live in temporary shelters, including schools converted into accommodation centres for hundreds of families, most of whose members are women and children.
Among them is Halima, who was forced by the war to flee with her seven children from Geissan locality to Roseires. She has spent nearly three months in harsh living conditions, sleeping on the floor of a school without access to medical treatment, adequate clothing, or the financial means to meet her family’s basic needs.
Halima said her family is suffering from a lack of essential services and basic supplies. She explained that she has no money to obtain medical treatment or purchase necessities for her children, adding that the clothes they fled with are no longer sufficient after several months.
The Humanitarian Aid Commission in Blue Nile Region confirmed that more than 5,000 displaced families had arrived in the cities of Damazin and Roseires over the past three months. This prompted the commission to expand existing shelter facilities and establish new camps to accommodate the newly arriving families.
