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00:00 The bodies of fallen soldiers litter the streets of this Khartoum suburb, evidence of the fierce
00:08 battles of recent days.
00:11 The Sudanese army is ramping up its offensive in its attempts to regain control of the capital,
00:16 largely held by the rapid support forces.
00:20 Several neighbourhoods targeted by airstrikes and shelling have been evacuated.
00:25 Hospitals are facing a dire situation. The vast majority of hospitals across the country
00:31 are not operational and medicine is scarce.
00:36 We've lost the medication supply chain. So the medicines you see on the shelves are the
00:41 entire stock. In fact, almost all daily medicines are in short supply.
00:47 The UN says four million people have been forced from their homes since the conflict
00:52 began in April. These families from the Darfur region, another major site of fighting, are
00:58 fleeing groups linked to the rapid support forces.
01:03 We've lost everything. They left us with nothing. It doesn't matter if you're a man or a woman.
01:09 They just killed everyone.
01:12 They're making their way to the western border in the hopes of crossing to safety in neighbouring
01:17 Chad, joining hundreds of thousands of Sudanese refugees already in the camps there.
01:23 But while they might be safe from violence, they're fleeing to uncertainty.
01:28 The situation is deteriorating in terms of food security, in terms of the economic deterioration
01:36 and also from a nutrition perspective.
01:40 Refugee agencies are trying to move people away from the border areas, but Chad is already
01:46 struggling with its own humanitarian crisis. A third of the population needs assistance.

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