West Kordofan State’s Babanusa conflict-displaced people have voiced concerns about the worsening humanitarian situation at the Um-Jack IDP facility.

Speaking to Radio Tamazuj on Friday, a number of displaced people reported that there was a severe lack of food and supplies for shelter in the community. In addition, they bemoaned the deteriorating quality of life in the community as a result of a shortage of food, water, and shelter.

One of the displaced, Amira Abdo, claimed that she was forced to flee from the city of Babanusa to the town of Um-Jack in a state of extreme danger, taking nothing but her essentials for survival with her.

“We live under trees; it’s a terrible situation, with small children exposed to the intense heat and wind,” she uttered. Not even sleeping mats were brought by us. Now, only those who arrived in the first few days of the displacement can stay in the camps that are currently in situ.”

Amira conveyed her sincere sadness for the lack of food and building materials, as well as the presence of no humanitarian organisations in the region.

Fatima Al-Imam, another displaced person, clarified that they travelled great miles on foot before arriving in the community of Um-Jack.

“We lack materials for a shelter and tents. Thus, we are exposed to harsh winds and dwell outside in the sun,” she remarked.

“There is no food or water, and the cost of the water is too high for us to afford,” she continued. A jerrycan of water costs two hundred or three hundred Sudanese pounds.

She went on to say, “We don’t have clothes because we left our clothes back home, and we don’t have any life necessities.”

Speaking for the Emergency Committee in Babanusa, Muammar Al-Qaddafi stated: “The sheltering houses distributed in 17 areas in West Kordofan State suffer from a severe shortage of food due to the lack of a safe route for delivering relief.”

“No relief materials have reached the sheltering houses, and everything that reaches the Emergency Room is only donations from some initiatives and people of Babanusa in diaspora,” he said.

Fighting broke out between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in mid-April of last year due to disagreements over plans for a new political transition.

8.2 million people have been internally and externally displaced by fighting since 15 April, according to UN estimates.