shelled the hospitals
According to the embassies, “the toll has been high, with a preliminary estimated civilian death toll of over 270.”
According to the official doctors’ union, the actual figure is believed to be far higher, with many injured unable to reach hospitals, which are themselves under shelling.
About two-thirds of Khartoum’s 59 main hospitals are “out of service”, the union said, which reported “severe shortages” in the remaining facilities.
Japan said its defense ministry has begun “necessary preparations” to evacuate about 60 of its nationals, including embassy staff.
According to German weekly Der Spiegel, Berlin on Wednesday called off an evacuation attempt by three military transport planes that would have included up to 150 civilians.
The US Embassy in Khartoum said it had begun collecting personal details of citizens, but tweeted: “Due to the uncertain security situation in Khartoum and the closure of the airport, (a) no plan for a coordinated evacuation by the US government” Is.”
The defense minister in Chad, which borders Sudan’s Darfur region, said about 320 Sudanese soldiers had fled to the border in fear of the RSF, which was formed in 2013 by longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir.