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WHO: More Than 300 Cholera Deaths Reported in Sudan

Sudanese already displaced by conflict, walk near tents at a makeshift campsite they were evacuated to following deadly floods in the eastern city of Kassala on August 12, 2024. (Photo by Ebrahim Hamid / AFP)
Sudanese already displaced by conflict, walk near tents at a makeshift campsite they were evacuated to following deadly floods in the eastern city of Kassala on August 12, 2024. (Photo by Ebrahim Hamid / AFP)
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WHO: More Than 300 Cholera Deaths Reported in Sudan

Sudanese already displaced by conflict, walk near tents at a makeshift campsite they were evacuated to following deadly floods in the eastern city of Kassala on August 12, 2024. (Photo by Ebrahim Hamid / AFP)
Sudanese already displaced by conflict, walk near tents at a makeshift campsite they were evacuated to following deadly floods in the eastern city of Kassala on August 12, 2024. (Photo by Ebrahim Hamid / AFP)

The humanitarian crisis from the civil war in Sudan is also exacerbating infections including cholera, and the bacterial disease has killed more than 300 people in the region, a World Health Official said on Friday.

WHO official Margaret Harris said in a media call that 11,327 cholera cases with 316 deaths had been reported and that dengue fever and meningitis infections were also on the rise.

"We expect to have more than has been reported," she added.

The northeastern African nation plunged into chaos in April last year when tensions between the military and the Rapid Support Forces turned into open fighting in the capital, Khartoum, before spreading across the country.

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Attack on Sudanese Southeastern Village Kills 80

Sudanese who have fled fighting in Sennar state at a displacement camp in the country's east, in July - AFP
Sudanese who have fled fighting in Sennar state at a displacement camp in the country's east, in July - AFP
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Attack on Sudanese Southeastern Village Kills 80

Sudanese who have fled fighting in Sennar state at a displacement camp in the country's east, in July - AFP
Sudanese who have fled fighting in Sennar state at a displacement camp in the country's east, in July - AFP

Sudanese Rapid Support Forces killed at least 80 people in a southeastern village, a medical source and witnesses said Friday, even as US-sponsored talks sought to end 16 months of devastating war.

The assault occurred in Jalgini village in the state of Sennar on Thursday.

"We received 55 dead and dozens of wounded at the hospital on Thursday, and 25 of them died on Friday, bringing the death toll to 80," a source at Jalgini's medical centre told AFP.

A survivor said the forces had initially faced resistance from local villagers before returning in full force.

"Yesterday morning, three military vehicles attacked Jalgini. The residents resisted, prompting the retreat of the forces, who then returned with dozens of vehicles," a Jalgini resident, who took his wounded son to the hospital, told AFP.

"They opened fire, torching homes and killing numerous people," said the man, who asked not to be named.

"On Friday, some bodies were still strewn on the street."