Two police cadets die of heatstroke during field training in Khartoum

May 25, Khartoum — Sudan’s Police Forces announced on Sunday the deaths of two cadets from the Police and Law Sciences College after they suffered sudden heatstroke during field training exercises, as Khartoum endures its most intense heat of the year.

The Police Forces Command mourned “Police Cadet Mohamed Bakhit Mohamed Adam and Police Cadet Khaled Faisal Ahmed Hamid, members of the 51st Customs Professionals intake, who suffered a sudden health crisis during training.” Both were immediately transferred to the Police Hospital in Bahri, where they later died. The medical report attributed both deaths to severe dehydration caused by heatstroke.

The command said legal and administrative procedures were initiated immediately following the incident, including the opening of a report at Al-Barari police station under Article 51 of procedures, and the completion of all forensic examinations. The bodies were handed over to the families and buried at Hamad al-Nil cemetery in the presence of official and community representatives.

The Ministry of Interior expressed its full commitment to the safety of its personnel and students of the Police and Law Sciences College.

The deaths come as Khartoum records temperatures of approximately 44 degrees Celsius — the highest of the year — compounded by extensive power cuts that have left large parts of the capital without electricity for prolonged periods, sharply increasing the risk of heat stress.

Police and law college cadets undergo intensive field training that requires standing in formation for extended periods under direct sunlight, a practice that significantly raises the risk of heatstroke under current conditions.