Severe storms damage shelters of 16,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan - Sudan
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Severe storms damage shelters of 16,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan [EN/AR] - Sudan
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West Darfur clashes force nearly 2,000 refugees into Chad
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Refugees fleeing recent violence in Sudan’s Darfur region sit in shade near the town of Adre, Chad. © UNHCR
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
Recent intercommunal clashes in El Geneina, in Sudan’s West Darfur State, have forced 1,860 refugees to cross into neighbouring Chad in the past week.
The refugees, mostly women, children and the elderly, have fled homes in villages near the border, in the aftermath of deadly clashes that started on 3 April. The resurging violence has reportedly left 144 people dead and more than 230 injured. In the meantime, humanitarian agencies are trying to establish the exact number of newly displaced people within West Darfur, which is estimated to be in the thousands.