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Community leaders report that 13 people have been killed, 4 have been injured, 12 are missing, and 6 have been abducted. All numbers have yet to be verified. There are also reports that about 32,000 people lost access to their farms and crops due to the insecurity and that some farms have been burned.
Sabanga and Toga IDP gathering sites already host an estimated 16,000 IDPs who are now sharing their food, shelters, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and health services with the new IDPs.
The situation remains tense and unpredictable and there are reports of both parties mobilizing their forces for more conflict. Government Security forces have been deployed to the affected areas, which are currently inaccessible to humanitarians due to the insecurity.
Background
An estimated 191,000 people live in Shamal Jabal Marrah locality and need humanitarian assistance, according to the 2023 Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO). About 57,000 people in Shamal Jabal Marrah will likely reach “crisis” and above levels of food insecurity between October 2022 and February 2023, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of OCHA Sudan.
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