Sudan: Desperate Exodus – Conflict and Rains Overwhelm Sudan’s Blue Nile State

As insecurity continues to plague Geisan and Kurmuk in southern Blue Nile State, hundreds of families have fled the fighting, only to find temporary camps hastily set up. The exodus takes place at a time when the conflict-displaced are besieged by the rainy season and shortages of food, medicine and shelter, local aid volunteers told Ayin.

Within these camps, families are trying to protect their children from the rain under makeshift tarpaulins, while mosquitoes proliferate due to the lack of…