CityLab Daily: Port Sudan Becomes Haven for Refugees Fleeing War
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People wait for evacuation on the dockside of Port Sudan on May 3, 2023.
Photographer: AFP/Getty ImagesIn its heyday, Port Sudan was a hotspot for traders, shipping tycoons and the Sudanese middle class. Today the city has become a place of refuge, with makeshift centers hastily set up in schools, mosques and even amusement parks for thousands of people fleeing the ongoing conflict in Sudan.
Port Sudan has also become an operating base for government ministries and international aid groups. But the city’s infrastructure is struggling to support the influx of migrants, with locals pointing to power cuts, water shortages and telecommunication difficulties, Mohammed Alamin and Simon Marks report. Today on CityLab: A Red Sea City Becomes a Haven for Refugees From Sudan’s Civil War