Security authorities in Blue Nile State have suspended the activities of emergency shelters and prevented them from operating among the displaced, reaching them, and providing services without giving reasons, amid warnings from local organizations that the humanitarian situation is worsening.
Radio Dabanga reported, citing corroborating sources in Blue Nile State, that the suspension of emergency shelters’ operations in the region has exacerbated the humanitarian situation, amid a continuing deterioration in conditions for displaced people who face a severe shortage of basic services and healthcare.
The city of Ed Damazin houses approximately 10 shelters accommodating more than 100,000 displaced people, 40% of whom are children, while women and the elderly account for 60% of the total displaced population. They are living under extremely harsh humanitarian conditions, with the spread of epidemics, severe shortages of food and water, and a significant deterioration in health services within the shelters.
According to local organizations, the approaching autumn season portends an imminent humanitarian disaster, with increasing risks of the spread of infectious diseases due to the weak health infrastructure and the absence of urgent interventions to improve the living and health conditions of the displaced.
Emergency rooms in Qisan and the Al-Mukhtar and Al-Wahda camps have been shut down, noting that security authorities have suspended the operation of emergency rooms in all seven localities of Blue Nile State, which include camps for displaced persons from Qisan (Balqawa, Elias, Bakouri, Village 12, and Khartoum al-Balil), as well as the “Al-Muk Yousif” camp in Rosaires, which houses displaced persons from the city of Al-Kurmuk.
