The people of Bau and other areas in west Kurmuk in Blue Nile state are suffering from deteriorating living conditions. The authorities described the conditions as 'poor' at a time when the number of deaths per day among children increased to 10. A disaster is threatening to happen in the region, unless humanitarian aid organizations are allowed to enter the region where thousands of people are waiting for help.

El-Simawi Adlan, humanitarian affairs official in Blue Nile state, stated that after a survey of SPLM controlled areas in west Kurmuk and El-Bau, there are around 200 thousand people in different parts of west Kurmuk living under poor conditions, from a humanitarian perspective. El-Simawi added that Khartoum (the government) insists not to allow aid organizations to enter the region. This has resulted in a lack of food and widespread hunger. He appealed to the United Nations and human rights organizations to pressure Khartoum to allow organizations to deliver relief to those in need.