Sudan: Nearly 1000 displaced in a day as Darfur crisis worsens

Worsening insecurity in Sudan’s North Darfur has forced an estimated 970 people to flee a village in the Umm Baru locality, as reported by the Middle East Monitor via Anadolu on November 2nd.

According to the UN-backed International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the people fled the area, located around 300 kilometres northwest of the besieged city of El-Fasher, on November 1st amid escalating violence.

The agency reported on November 2nd that displaced people moved to various locations within Umm Baru, where the situation remains tense.

More to follow.

Middle East Monitor via Anadolu, Maghrebi.org