Sudan drone strikes ki*ll 21, cause mass outages in east
Summary
Drone strikes in Sudan killed 21 people in Nyala and caused widespread power outages across eastern states, as fighting between the army and the RSF intensified. The conflict has deepened fears of famine and worsened an already severe humanitarian crisis.
Key Points
- A drone strike on a market in Nyala, Darfur, killed 21 people and injured at least 40 others.
- RSF drone attacks disrupted electricity supply across large parts of Khartoum and Al-Jazira states, following earlier strikes that left millions without power.
- The war in Sudan has killed more than 200,000 people and created the world’s largest hunger and displacement crisis, according to aid workers and UN estimates.
- Several countries warned that urgent action is needed to prevent famine from spreading further across Sudan.
