My feeling is that this is about to take place. There is a great deal of evidence of Chinese supplied weapons on the ground in Sudan. The children and elderly are in very poor condition, many are critically ill without any access to medical care. Many are dying. The local people do not build shelters or huts as these become immediate targets for raiding NIF troops or pro Government militias.
Families live individually, seeking shelter and protection under trees.
I experienced this first hand, as we waited for the sun to go down and the cover of darkness before moving deep into the bush to find a secure place to sleep under a tree. A humanitarian crisis and nightmare is unfolding in this region of the Upper Nile while oil contracts are being signed in the West. Unless these people receive immediate emergency relief aid, food and medicine, many hundreds will die during the next few weeks. Video and photographic evidence will be made available. You may return to to Faith in Action by closing this window.