Even water is tough to get, say Keralites stuck in Sudan

KOCHI: There are over 200 Keralites among the 4,000-odd Indians stuck in Khartoum, the capital city of Sudan, which has been turbulent since Saturday following clashes between the North-East African nation's military and its main paramilitary force Rapid Support Force (RSF).
Some of the stuck Keralites said land and aerial fighting had disrupted water and power supply in many areas and people were having sleepless nights after being forced to stay indoors - be it in their houses, flats or even underground bunkers - without adequate food, water and medicines.

Communication and mobile networks are in disarray while both sides continuously violate the ceasefire. "The city is deserted, and many Sudanese have migrated. Shops have run out of supplies and even commodities like bottled water, bread and milk are unavailable in most areas. In some shops, where supplies are available, the prices have gone up. The temperature has risen to 43 degree Celsius in many places and without air-conditioning and enough water, we are getting exhausted. We are prepared for an evacuation any time," said Mohammed Shafeeq of Kannur, who has been working in Khartoum for 16 years now.

People look for water during clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum North. (Reuters photo)
Shafeeq and his family were supposed to fly to Kerala for his Ramzan vacation on Thursday night, but the airport has been shut following bombings. Now, like others, he is awaiting orders from the Indian embassy. He was a colleague and close friend of Albert Augustine, also from Kannur, who was killed by a stray bullet in his apartment in Khartoum on Saturday (April 15).

 

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North Korea accuses G7 of interference by calling for denuclearisation

SEOUL: North Korea's position as a nuclear weapons state will remain undeniable and it will continue to build its forces until military threats from the United States and its allies are eliminated, state media KCNA said on Friday (Apr 21).

The quoted remarks by North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui came in a statement criticising the United States and other Group of Seven countries. The G7 foreign ministers condemned North Korea's Apr 13 test of what Pyongyang said was a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile and urged denuclearisation at the end of their meeting in Japan on Tuesday.

Tension has flared in recent weeks as the isolated country has ramped up military activities, and threatened "more practical and offensive" action as US and South Korean forces conduct annual springtime military exercises.

North Korea has been reacting furiously to those exercises, calling them a rehearsal for "an all-out, nuclear war".

Choe said North Korea's status as a nuclear power is "final and irreversible", and will remain an "undeniable reality" even if Washington and others in the West deny it.

Pyongyang's development of nuclear weapons was only intended to guard against US threats, she said, urging Washington to drop its "hostile policy" against the North to ensure its own security.

"It is anachronistic to think that the right to and capability for nuclear strike is exclusive to Washington," KCNA quoted her as saying. "We will never seek any recognition or approval from anyone, as we are satisfied with our access to the strength for a tit-for-tat strike against the US nuclear threat."

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