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The only functioning hospital in Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur state, is overwhelmed with patients injured during heavy fighting between rival military factions, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says.
The medical charity’s Cyrus Paye said his team in Fasher had repurposed a maternity hospital to receive the wounded as all other hospitals in the city had had to close because of their proximity to the fighting, or the inability of staff to reach them.
The maternity South Hospital has received 279 wounded patients since the clashes began on Saturday.
“Many need blood transfusions. There are so many patients that they are being treated on the floor in the corridors because there simply aren’t enough beds to accommodate the vast number of wounded.”
The hospital was rapidly running out of supplies – as airports were closed as was with the border with Chad, which neighbours Darfur, the MSF project co-ordinator explained.