Drone strike closes dialysis centre in Blue Nile
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Radio Tamazuj
A drone strike on a power facility has halted treatment at a dialysis centre in Damazin, capital of Sudan’s Blue Nile State, depriving kidney failure patients of life-sustaining care. The attack, attributed to the Rapid Support Forces, also disrupted electricity in Roseires, Radio Tamazuj reports.
A dialysis centre in Damazin, capital of Sudan’s Blue Nile State, has suspended operations after a drone strike on a power facility disrupted electricity supplies to the city and several nearby areas. The attack, attributed to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), left patients suffering from kidney failure who depend on regular sessions without electricity, according to Radio Tamazuj.
A patient with kidney failure died as the centre was suspending its activities, activists said. Abdul-Rahim Hussein, a patient at the centre, told Radio Tamazuj that he had gone three days without a dialysis session. Patients seeking treatment elsewhere face fuel shortages, a lack of transport and high travel costs.
Bakri Al-Amin, an activist with the Al-Hawadith Street initiative in Damazin, told Radio Tamazuj that the electricity substation had been directly targeted. He called on civil society organisations, international organisations and the regional government to quickly provide alternative sources of energy. Abdul-Rahman Al-Tayyib, a patient's companion, also asked associations and individuals to fund solar installations or a dedicated power line for the centre.
The centre's closure comes after a drone attack cuts off water and electricity in Blue Nile, reported on 5 November, and a drone strike kills a woman in Damazin, reported on 4 November.
