(20 Apr 2023)
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Khartoum, Sudan - 20 April 2023
1. Mid of Khartoum residents carrying their luggage at bus station
2. Various of people queuing in front of bus heading to River Nile State
3. Pan left of bus station
4. Women waiting next to their luggage
5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) al-Nour Abdallah, passenger:
"The situation is really bad, this is not right, not good. The citizens are totally taking advantage of each other."
6. Various of people at bus station
7. People riding on back of truck
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) al-Nour Abdallah, passenger:
"I'm only praying for safety and that God ends the bloodshed, we are praying to God for them to reach an agreement (Sudan’s two top generals) and God ends bloodshed of all Muslims."
9. Various of cars queuing for gas outside gas station in Bahri district in north Khartoum
STORYLINE:
Sudanese are fleeing Khartoum, hauling whatever belongings they could carry and trying to get out of the capital, where forces loyal to the country's top two generals have been battling each other with tanks, artillery and airstrikes since Saturday.
Leaving Khartoum has become the last resort after food supplies started dwindling as going out to restock became too dangerous.
So sharing among neighbours has become essential.
At Shendi bus station people rushed to buses in order to flee the capital.
Tickets price had surged since the fighting started, the normal ticket to River Nile State (some 350 km from Khartoum) used to cost around 10,000 Sudanese pounds (around $18) now costs 40, 000 Sudanese pounds (around $70).
"The situation is really bad, this is not right, not good. The citizens are totally taking advantage of each other," said passenger al-Nour Abdallah.
There are no signs of an agreement as Sudan's military ruled out negotiations with rival paramilitary force on Thursday, saying it would only accept its surrender as the two sides continued to battle in central Khartoum and other parts of the country, threatening to wreck the latest attempt at a cease-fire.
Residents have been desperate for at least a temporary cease-fire so they can stock up on supplies or move to safer areas.
Nearly 12 million of Sudan’s 46 million population live in the capital area, where most of the fighting is centered.
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