A recent report has confirmed that the death toll in war-torn Sudan is significantly higher than earlier estimates, with thousands of lives lost amid ongoing conflict. The crisis continues to escalate, and humanitarian groups are calling for urgent intervention to address the mounting casualties and provide aid to those affected.
According to a report by the Sudan Research Group at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, over 61,000 individuals have lost their lives in Khartoum State since conflict broke out in Sudan last year.
The United Nations and other aid organizations had earlier reported 20,000 confirmed deaths.
Because of the turmoil in the country, there has been no system to accurately track the number of deaths.
According to the report, 26,000 of the fatalities were due to direct violence.
The leading causes of death nationwide, on the other hand, are malnutrition and diseases that could be prevented.
Aid groups report that the conflict has caused the world’s most severe humanitarian crisis, with several regions at risk of famine.
Following a visit to the country in September, the head of the World Health Organization reported that starvation was prevalent ‘almost everywhere’.
Both the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have faced accusations of committing war crimes.
The conflict, which erupted in April last year, has displaced over 11 million individuals.
