Malnutrition kills children in Darfur as Sudan crisis worsens
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Radio Dabanga
Malnutrition is killing children in Darfur, while hunger and fuel shortages are worsening Sudan’s humanitarian crisis. The situation is intensifying amid rising food costs, according to Dabanga Radio TV Online.
Malnutrition has been linked to at least 30 child deaths in the Soni area, in eastern Jebel Marra, in Darfur, according to the General Coordination of Displaced Persons and Refugees of Darfur, cited by Radio Dabanga. The organisation also recorded more than 100 cases of malnutrition in the area.
At the Liba administrative health centre, 135 people were affected by malnutrition and two deaths were reported. The coordination body also reported around 100 other cases. The humanitarian crisis is also spreading to North Kordofan, where rising food prices are affecting families, while fuel shortages are disrupting transport and production in eastern Sudan, Radio Dabanga reports.
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