The Sudanese governmental aid commission says that about 14,500 people fled their homes after fighting between SPLA-N rebels and government troops in parts of South Kordofan state.
Citing government data in its latest weekly bulletin, the UN aid coordination office in Sudan said that the people sought shelter in Al Abassiya, Abu Juba. It said that 8,654 came from Tofein and Kalinda, 4,931 came from Al Rahmaniya and Seisan, and 848 came from Tossi.
The largest group of over 8,600 in Al Abassiya town are in need of food, water and sanitation assistance, according to Sudan’s Humanitarian Aid Commission. The local Zakat Chamber, a government-administered charity, has provided food to some of them.
UNICEF and the government water and sanitation department are working to provide “safe water and other assistance”, according to the report.
Aid organizations have also established two mobile health clinics in Al Abassiya.
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