UNHCR estimates
- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) predicted that it expects more than 1.8 million people from Sudan to arrive in five neighboring countries by the end of the year, according to Reuters.
- The estimate is double what the UNHCR projected in May soon after the conflict erupted and 600,000 more than a provisional estimate.
- More than a million people have already fled Sudan to neighboring countries such as Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, South Sudan and the Central African Republic, amid clashes between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces in the capital Khartoum and other areas.
- UNHCR has called for $1 billion to help those fleeing amid reports of rising disease and death rates.
Doctors Without Borders said thousands of people had arrived at a reception center in South Sudan, adding that many of them were sick and exhausted after their journey in the White Nile.
South Sudan is expected to take in a third of the 1.8 million people fleeing.
Others died on boats during the nearly three-day voyage, it added.
The UNHCR expressed serious concern about the health of the new arrivals, after monitoring an increase in malnutrition and diseases such as cholera and measles.
The second warplane
In terms of field developments, the Rapid Support Forces announced the downing of an army “Antonov” warplane.
The Rapid Support account on the “X” platform (formerly Twitter) wrote that the warplane was shot down in the Abu Hamama area, south of Khartoum, after accusing it of participating in the bombing of civilians in the area.
There was no immediate comment from the Sudanese army on the incident.
On August 31, the RSF announced that it had shot down an army fighter, a MiG K8.
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