Tawila, September 14 (Darfur24)
New waves of displacement are arriving in Tawila locality, North Darfur State, from rural areas east of El Fasher, as worsening hunger, thirst and insecurity force more families to flee their homes, according to displaced people and local authorities.
The camps in Tawila, which are under the control of the Sudan Liberation Movement led by Abdul Wahid Mohamed Nour, have witnessed a continued influx of newly displaced people in recent days.
Several displaced people told Darfur24 that they fled scattered villages east of El Fasher because of deteriorating security and humanitarian conditions, compounded by food and water shortages.
Halima Ishaq, a displaced woman from Karkara village east of El Fasher, said security and living conditions in rural areas of El Fasher, particularly Dar Sumayat, had become increasingly difficult and unbearable.
She said the conditions had forced residents to leave their villages in search of safety, food, medicine, and basic services, amid poor rainfall, the effects of drought on people and livestock, and the absence of humanitarian organizations.
The civilian authority of the Sudan Liberation Movement in Tawila said the locality received new waves of displaced people on Sunday who had been forced to flee their areas because of worsening security and humanitarian conditions.
The authority warned that the new arrivals were placing additional pressure on already limited services and resources, as displaced people increasingly require food, water, shelter, healthcare, and protection.