200,000 Newly Displaced As Fighting and Floods Intensify
IOM said flooding and fighting have displaced 8.6 million people since April 2023, while more than 200,000 were newly uprooted in Kordofan.
- On Wednesday, the United Nations International Organization for Migration reported that 8.6 million people have fled the Sudan war, as seasonal flooding compounds the massive humanitarian emergency.
- Intensifying conflict has displaced more than 200,000 people across the Kordofan region since late 2025, while drone attacks targeting critical water and electricity infrastructure in El Obeid threaten essential services.
- Heavy rainfall in North Darfur destroyed or damaged nearly 1,350 shelters in Tawila last week, displacing more than 1,000 families. IOM delivered 1,750 metric tons of supplies benefiting 110,750 people in acute-need areas.
- IOM Director General Amy Pope stressed, "The warning signs are impossible to ignore," as families fleeing violence face lost access to water, electricity, and healthcare amid destructive floods.
- Some 33.7 million people require humanitarian assistance according to the United Nations , yet relief access is disrupted by ongoing delays in global supply chains through the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz.
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The International Organization for Migration said more than 200,000 people have been newly displaced in Sudan's Kordofan region since late last year due to intensified fighting. The crisis is being exacerbated by seasonal flooding in Sudan's North Darfur state.
IOM: Nearly 200,000 displaced as fighting, devastating floods hit Sudan
Geneva, Aug. 20 (SANA) Nearly 200,000 people have recently been displaced as intensified conflict and devastating seasonal rains worsen Sudan’s humanitarian crisis, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) warned. UN News quoted IOM Director General Amy Pope as saying the situation was catastrophic, with 8.6 million people already internally displaced and large numbers crossing Sudan’s borders. Pope said conflict and seasonal rains wer…
200,000 Newly Displaced As Fighting and Floods Intensify
Intensifying fighting in Sudan has displaced at least another 200,000 people since late 2025, while destructive seasonal floods are compounding the massive humanitarian emergency there, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday.
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