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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