Razed Markets, Food Factories Show Sudan’s Looming Hunger Crisis
- Destruction of manufacturing sites adds to risk of hunger
- Violence in Khartoum subsides as cease-fire edges forward
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Food manufacturing sites have been destroyed, aid warehouses looted and markets razed in Sudan’s five-week conflict, according to satellite imagery analyzed by Bloomberg, fueling a growing humanitarian crisis that has left roughly 20 million people in need of assistance.
The United Nations expressed hope that vital international aid for Sudan that has been blocked since April 15 will be delivered this week as a seven-day cease-fire takes hold between the country’s two warring generals. But the destruction of Sudan’s food supply chain — from the factory that produces 60% of its therapeutic infant food to key urban markets — has experts warning of dire economic consequences and a breakdown in the country’s social fabric.