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Reuters
Reuters
Health
By Mai ShamsElDin and El Tayeb Siddig

Sudan's conflict inflicts heavy toll on children

Children attend a fun day organized by Sudanese artists to support their mental well-being following the crisis in Sudan's capital Khartoum, in Port Sudan, Sudan, May 4, 2023. REUTERS/El Tayeb Siddig

After surviving weeks of fighting in Khartoum, Sanaa Mahmoud has finally got her family to safety in Cairo but says her daughter still wakes up at night screaming because of the gunfire and airstrikes that rocked her neighbourhood.

"They saw everything, the gunfire was falling on us at home ... they saw horrible scenes," said Mahmoud, speaking at a shelter in Cairo where she has found sanctuary for her two daughters.

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