Sudan Fighting Displaces 60,000 in Border State, UN Says
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As many as 64 people have died in air strikes by Sudanese planes and 60,000 people fled their homes due to fighting between government forces and units of Southern Sudan’s army in Southern Kordofan state, the United Nations said.
“There is a growing sense of panic among some of the displaced populations who find themselves trapped by the ongoing violence and the ethnic fault lines,” the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said today in an e-mailed statement. Other civilians are still hiding in mountainous areas in the state. The clashes began on June 5.