A fire on Wednesday damaged a large market that serves a camp for displaced people in Sudan, highlighting the dangerous impact of recent fighting on vulnerable citizens. Satellite imagery and social media videos analyzed by The New York Times revealed that the blaze destroyed or damaged around 18 acres of the market. The Abu Shouk camp, located in El Fasher, the regional capital of North Darfur, was already experiencing supply shortages before the fire. The Army and a paramilitary group, Rapid Support Forces (R.S.F.), have been competing for control of Sudan over the past week.
Thomas Okedi, the area manager for the Norwegian Refugee Council, stated that the camp had not received any aid in the week before the fire started. He attributed the blaze to the current fighting and turmoil, suggesting that it began due to a stray bullet or looters igniting one of the shops,…
2023-04-21 18:00:54
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