Al-Manaqil, July 13(Darfur 24)
The city of Al-Manaqil, 72 km west of Medani, has been suffering from a shortage of fuel since the Rapid Support Forces took control of Mount Muwayya and Sennar State.
Darfur 24 monitored a rise in fuel prices on the black market amid an unprecedented scarcity in the city, which is crowded with displaced people.
Citizen “A.N” said that military intelligence was managing and controlling the distribution of fuel with specific permits, but the situation worsened after the supply interruption caused by the fall of Sinnar State.
And our cities were transformed; Al-Manaqil and Sennar have been transformed into isolated areas since the fall of “Jabal Muya” linking the states of Gezira, Sennar and White Nile.
The price of a gallon of gasoline on the black market as of yesterday, Friday, reached 45 thousand, and most vehicles stopped and animals became the means of transportation within the city and its nearby villages.
In an expanded campaign, military intelligence banned motorcycles that have been widely used by citizens there for years.
On the other hand, the prices of consumer goods are rising, as the price of a sack of “tabet” corn reached 80,000, while the price of a sack of wheat flour “50 kilos” reached 40,000, and the harvest season was disrupted with the invasion of the Rapid Support Forces with widespread looting of stored crops, while two seasons failed. respectively.
The price of 36 pounds of oil reached 58 thousand, and the prices of legumes (beans and lentils) increased slightly.
While the price of a cooking gas cylinder reached “40” thousand, and a bag of charcoal reached “40” thousand.
There is no water in a number of the city’s neighborhoods, and the price of a barrel of water has reached 3,000, and the city has witnessed a continuous power outage since the main line located in areas controlled by the Rapid Support Forces broke down.
The city is supplied with electricity from the cities of White Nile State for 10 hours every two days.
The city of Al-Manaqil has turned into an operations center for the army since the fall of a civilian last December, and the army controls all collection services, as army personnel accompany local employees to collect fees for commercial licenses, waste, etc., amid the absence of a police role despite their presence in the city.
Military Intelligence launches continuous campaigns to arrest those it accuses of cooperating with the Rapid Support Forces.