"A week after the paramilitary force seized el-Fasher, the state capital of North Darfur, after an 18-month siege and starvation campaign, the situation remains catastrophic. Tens of thousands of civilians are still believed to be trapped in the final major city in the western region of Darfur to fall to the RSF while thousands more are unaccounted for after fleeing el-Fasher. Only a fraction of those who fled on foot from el-Fasher have made it to Tawila, a town roughly 50km (30 miles) away."
"Those are very small numbers considering the number of people who were stuck in el-Fasher. We keep hearing feedback that people are stuck on the roads and in different villages that are unfortunately still inaccessible due to security reasons, said Caroline Bouvard, Sudan country director for Solidarites International. Bouvard said there is a complete blackout in terms of information coming out of el-Fasher after the RSF takeover and aid agencies are getting their information from surrounding areas where up to 15,000 people are believed to be stuck."
El-Fasher fell to the RSF after an 18-month siege and starvation campaign, leaving the situation catastrophic with tens of thousands believed trapped and thousands unaccounted for. Only a small fraction of those who fled on foot have reached nearby Tawila, while many remain stuck on roads or in inaccessible villages. Up to 15,000 people may be stranded in surrounding areas. International aid agencies are calling on the Sudanese armed forces and the RSF to permit increased humanitarian access as a mediators' roadmap has so far failed to secure a ceasefire.
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