(VOVWORLD) - The number of people uprooted by a conflict between military factions in Sudan that erupted nearly three months ago has surpassed 3 million, according to estimates from the International Organization for Migration.
 People fleeing from Sudan arrive at the Argeen land port, Egypt, April 2023 (Photo: Xinhua/VNA) |
More than 2.4 million people have been displaced internally and more than 730,000 have crossed into neighboring countries, data published late on Tuesday said.
Most have fled either from the capital Khartoum, the focus of the power struggle between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that broke out on April 15, or from Darfur. Of those leaving Sudan, the majority have fled north to Egypt or west to Chad.
On Wednesday, residents reported the sound of fighter jets and artillery shelling in Omdurman and Bahri, parts of the wider capital. Fighting has also been reported in recent days between the army and powerful SPLM rebel factions in South Kordofan State, and in Blue Nile State near the border with Ethiopia, triggering displacement from those regions as well.