The UN reported on August 20, 2026, that at least 200,000 people have been newly displaced in Sudan's Kordofan region since late 2025 due to intensifying conflict and seasonal flooding. Heavy rains destroyed over 1,350 shelters in Darfur camps, displacing more than 1,000 families and compounding the humanitarian crisis.
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Intensifying fighting in Sudan has displaced at least another 200,000 people since late 2025, while destructive seasonal floods are compounding the massive humanitarian emergency there, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday.
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