Death toll from Blue Nile clashes rises to 287

October 30, 2022 (KHARTOUM) – The death toll from tribal violence in the Blue Nile region reached 287 victims, as the government continues to deploy security forces in the restive area.

The tribal clashes that erupted in July between the Funj (Hamaj and Berta) and Hausa continue to shake the Bule Nile as it gradually appears that the former also targets the region’s government and the SPLM-N of Malik Agar.

IOM, in its latest report in October, said that 287,094 people are now displaced from the areas of clashes in the restive Blue Nile to Sennar, White Nile, Al Jazirah, Gedaref), Khartoum (0.5%), and Red Sea states.

Gamal Nassir, Minister of Health in the Blue Nile region told Sudan Tribune that they found 20 dead people after a recent survey of the number of victims.

“This brings the death toll to 287, and the injured to 239,” he added.

The minister said they are now preparing to carry out a new survey to update their statistics, after the deployment of the security forces in the areas of concern.

He pointed out that the new assessment will be carried out with the participation of teams from the army, police, criminalists, Public Prosecution and the Ministry of Health.

According to IOM, conflict dynamics remain extremely volatile across the affected localities. Also, the mobility of the IDPs remains fluid, with locations and figures of displacement subject to variation.

However, Nassir reassured saying that life returned to normal in the region, stressing the opening of government offices and markets.

The Minister further described the health situation as stable, and that the region has stockpiled large quantities of medications and medical.

However, he pointed out that there is a need to enhance some of the pharmaceutical products used by the paediatric population.

(ST)