Measles reportedly claimed the lives of two people in Abu Karinka locality in West Darfur on Wednesday, where 25,000 displaced are living in harsh circumstances.

Speaking from Abu Karinka, one of the displaced told Radio Dabanga that secondary school student Tariq Ali and a woman, whose name was not immediately available, have died. “They were both positively diagnosed with measles.”

The source pointed out that “the number of displaced in the locality following the recent clashes between the Ma’alia and Rizeigat tribes has now risen to 25,000. They are living in very challenging humanitarian conditions.”

He voiced criticism of the government authorities, who he said “are not concerned”. He appealed via Radio Dabanga to humanitarian organisations to provide food and medical care for the displaced.

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