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Over 400 killed, 3,500 hurt in Sudan fighting: WHO


Windows are broken on the facade of a commercial building along the main al-Sittin road in eastern Khartoum on April 21, 2023, amid ongoing battles between the forces of two rival Sudanese generals. (Credit: AFP)

More than 400 people have been killed and over 3,500 others hurt in the fighting in Sudan, the World Health Organization said Friday.

"Four hundred and thirteen people have died and 3,551 people have been injured," WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris told reporters at a press briefing in Geneva, with the UN children's agency UNICEF adding that at least nine children were among the dead and more than 50 had been wounded.


More than 400 people have been killed and over 3,500 others hurt in the fighting in Sudan, the World Health Organization said Friday.

"Four hundred and thirteen people have died and 3,551 people have been injured," WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris told reporters at a press briefing in Geneva, with the UN children's agency UNICEF adding that at least...