Damazin, March 27 (Darfur24)
Humanitarian groups have warned of a rapidly worsening situation in Sudan’s Blue Nile region after a surge in displacement driven by escalating fighting in Kurmuk.
The Blue Nile Humanitarian Emergency Room said more than 73,000 people have fled to Damazin and surrounding areas in recent days, most of them women and children, citing estimates based on data from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
The displacement follows the announcement by the “TASIS” alliance—comprising the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North led by Abdel Aziz al-Hilu—that it had taken control of Kurmuk after clashes with the Sudanese army.
In a statement, the Emergency Room said families fled in dire conditions, leaving behind their belongings and facing acute shortages of food and clean water, overcrowded shelters, deteriorating health services, and growing protection risks.
“The situation has exceeded the capacity of local response and now requires urgent, coordinated intervention to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe,” the group warned.
It called on national and international organizations to immediately provide food, water, shelter, and medical support, as well as expand protection and psychosocial services for vulnerable groups.
The group also warned that continued inaction could further strain Damazin, which is struggling to cope as a key hub for the displaced population.