Thousands of civilians have fled Sudan's capital and foreign nations are trying to evacuate their citizens. One local fleeing the capital told the BBC the RSF had set up checkpoints on roads around the city and some of its fighters had robbed him.
As the fighting intensifies, a number of nations say they have started preparations to evacuate their citizens from the country.
However, the US embassy in Khartoum said "the uncertain security situation" in the capital meant there were no plans for a "US government-coordinated evacuation". The death toll caused by the fighting is unclear, but the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors said on Tuesday that at least 174 civilians had been killed in the violence.In a joint statement issued on Wednesday, the US, EU, UK and 12 other nations said the death toll had reached 270.
"Since this morning, the airstrikes in this area have intensified and we do not know when they're going to hit our building," he said. "There are around 15 other people living in the same building who are facing similar difficulties." The Norwegian Refugee Council - a humanitarian group that helps people displaced by conflict - said "virtually all humanitarian work has been paralysed" in Sudan and that it was impossible to provide assistance on the ground amid such heavy fighting.
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