A devastating humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding in North Darfur as thousands of Sudanese civilians who fled brutal violence in El Fasher now face imminent starvation in Tawila, with critical aid routes completely severed.
The Desperate Flight from El Fasher
Recent escalations in fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) around El Fasher have triggered mass displacement. Civilians who managed to escape the city's violence now find themselves trapped in an even more desperate situation in Tawila, where food and medical supplies have run critically low.
Aid Organisations Sound the Alarm
Humanitarian agencies report that the main road connecting Tawila to crucial supply points has become impassable due to ongoing hostilities. This complete blockade has prevented life-saving assistance from reaching approximately 50,000 displaced people who urgently need food, water, and medical care.
A Race Against Time
Local officials describe conditions as "rapidly deteriorating," with malnutrition rates soaring among children and elderly refugees. Medical facilities, overwhelmed and undersupplied, are unable to treat the growing number of casualties arriving from conflict zones.
The international community faces mounting pressure to establish humanitarian corridors and negotiate access with warring parties before the situation becomes a full-scale famine.
