Sudan braces for up to 200,000 refugees fleeing fighting in Ethiopia

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NAIROBI, Kenya — Up to 200,000 refugees could pour into Sudan in flight from the deadly conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, officials said Wednesday, as details emerge of largely isolated civilians under growing strain. Already, at least 6,000 people have crossed the border into Sudan, including some wounded in the fighting, and the flow is growing quickly. Inside the Tigray region, long lines have appeared outside bread shops, and supply-laden trucks are stranded at the region’s borders, the U.N.'s chief humanitarian worker in the country said. “We want to have humanitarian access as soon as possible,” Sajjad Mohammad Sajid told the Associated Press. “Fuel and food are...

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