Tribal clashes in Sudan's southern Blue Nile state, on the border with Ethiopia, have killed 60 and wounded 163 people since erupting nearly a week ago, the state's health minister said.
Dozens of families were fleeing violence in Sudan’s Blue Nile state, where ongoing clashes between two ethnic communities have killed at least 33 people, authorities said on Saturday.
At least 108 people had been injured and 16 shops torched since the violence broke out on Monday over a land dispute between the Berti and Hawsa communities, the Sudanese Ministry of Health said in a statement.
“We need more troops to control the situation,” Adel Agar, a local official from Al-Roseires city, told Agence France-Presse (AFP).
Many people were seeking refuge in police stations, he said, adding that the unrest had resulted in many
Tribal clashes in Sudan's southern Blue Nile state, on the border with Ethiopia, have killed 60 and wounded 163 people since erupting nearly a week ago, the state's health minister said.