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Sudan health system overwhelmed as fighting rages on

Satellite image shows a damaged hospital in Khartoum in this handout image. [Courtesy of Maxar Technologies/Handout via Reuters]

The humanitarian situation is becoming increasingly dire in Sudan with healthcare facilities paralysed after dozens of hospitals were knocked out by the five days of intense fighting.

Nearly 50 health facilities have been forced to close in the capital Khartoum and surrounding areas since the fighting broke out between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Saturday, Al Jazeera correspondent Hiba Morgan reported on Thursday.

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