Strike on Sudan hospital kills at least 64 and wounds 89 more, WHO reports
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A strike on a hospital in El-Daein, East Darfur, Sudan on Friday killed at least 64 people and wounded 89 more, according to the World Health Organization. The UN's humanitarian office and Sudanese rights groups condemned the attack, with the latter reporting it was an army drone strike on the El-Daein teaching hospital, located in an area controlled by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The WHO confirmed the attack involved heavy weapons and affected the healthcare facility, personnel, patients, and supplies. Attacks on healthcare facilities have been a recurring issue in Sudan's ongoing conflict, with thousands killed and millions displaced, exacerbating the country's humanitarian crisis. The army has been regularly attacking El-Daein in an attempt to push the RSF back towards its Darfur strongholds.
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AI-ExtractedThe UN’s humanitarian office in Sudan said it was “appalled by the attack on a hospital in East Darfur yesterday”.
By December, more than 1,800 people had been killed in attacks on health facilities since the start of the war.
A strike on a healthcare facility in Sudan has killed 64 people and wounded 89 more.
The war has fuelled what the UN describes as the world’s largest displacement and hunger crises.
Sudanese rights group the Emergency Lawyers reported it was an army drone strike that hit the El-Daein teaching hospital.
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