A man who escaped the last functioning hospital in the Sudanese city of el-Fasher before a reported massacre by paramilitary troops says he has lost all hope and happiness. I have lost my colleagues, Abdu-Rabbu Ahmed, a laboratory technician at the Saudi Maternity Hospital, told the BBC. I have lost the people whose faces I used to see smiling... It feels as if you lost a big part of your body or your soul. He speaks from a displaced persons camp in Tawila, some 70km (43 miles) west of el-Fasher, which was taken over by paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in late October after an 18-month siege. The RSF has been engaged in a power struggle with the Sudanese army since April 2023. Reports of the alleged killings of at least 460 individuals at the hospital have shocked healthcare organizations, with the World Health Organization condemning the violence. While the RSF denies the allegations, Ahmed, who continued to work at the hospital amid ongoing shelling and resource shortages, describes a day of terror as the final assault unfolded. His journey reflects the profound human cost of the conflict, with many families shattered and survivors facing an uncertain future in makeshift camps.
Sudan Hospital Worker Describes Harrowing Escape Amid Alleged Massacre
Sudan Hospital Worker Describes Harrowing Escape Amid Alleged Massacre
Abdu-Rabbu Ahmed, a lab technician from el-Fasher, Sudan, recounts his terrifying flight from a hospital before an alleged massacre, expressing profound despair as the conflict escalates.
In a heartbreaking account, Abdu-Rabbu Ahmed, who worked at the Saudi Hospital in el-Fasher, South Sudan, shares his experience of fleeing the city just before a reported massacre. Amid ongoing violence from paramilitary troops and the turmoil of the civil war, he mourns the loss of colleagues and family members while facing an uncertain future as a displaced person in Tawila.
