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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Dahaba Ali Hussen and Aamna Mohdin

‘I’m heartbroken’: Sudanese in Britain fear for loved ones trapped amid war

Nadir Banda
Nadir Banda, a community organiser, said people stuck in Sudan felt ‘abandoned’ by the international community. Photograph: Alecsandra Raluca Drăgoi/The Guardian

When Omima Hassan, a 44-year-old a senior healthcare assistant, first heard of the news of the fighting in Sudan, she thought it was fake. She couldn’t believe that her family and loved ones were suddenly trapped in a war zone.

“My brother, my auntie, my cousins – they all live in Sudan. And it’s not just them, you feel like all Sudanese-British people are your family,” she said.

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