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Sudan: UN warns country 'on edge of abyss'

Sudan: UN warns country 'on edge of abyss' as mass evacuations continue
MENA
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After fighting erupted in Sudan between the army and paramilitary forces, countries across the world have been rushing to get their citizens out of the country safely.

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The United Nations warned that Sudan is "on the edge of the abyss" after 10 days of brutal fighting between rival forces.

Foreign countries have been rushing to evacuate their nationals from the country after fighting between paramilitary forces and the army entered its second week. 

Khartoum - a city of five million people - has seen vicious gun battles between soldiers loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and fighters supporting his rival Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, who commands the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

More than 420 people have been killed and thousands wounded, according to UN figures. 

Thousands of foreigners have left the country, some with the help of the UN and others under the direction of their respective governments. 

However, many are still stuck in the capital, with fears mounting that the scale of the humanitarian disaster could be catastrophic given the lack of resources and access to water, electricity and internet. 

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