Crisis in Sudan: The Fight for Survival

The civil war in Sudan has forced more people from their homes than anywhere else on earth. Krishnan Guru-Murthy gains rare access to one Sudanese region, to find over a million people on the brink of starvation. Since the start of the war between the Sudanese government and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), 11.3 million people have fled their homes. Over half of the population, around 30 million people, need humanitarian assistance. Famine has been declared in parts of the country, including areas of the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan. This semi-autonomous area has become a refuge to over a million people fleeing bombings, executions and rape. Krishnan travels deep inside the territory and meets one nurse caring for around 5000 people. Her work bears witness to the scale of the current crisis, as hungry children line up to be seen, and old men die alone in tents. To survive, people scavenge - eating leaves, insects and even rats. In a nearby hospital, one of just three doctors in the region explains that international assistance is nowhere to be seen, as other conflicts like Ukraine and Gaza steal the headlines. Survivors report of horrendous ethnic violence, adding to the catalogue of war crimes being alleged, including sexual violence.