Thirty five people dead as explosives injure 60 in Khartoum

More than 60 wounded patients received in #Bashair Teaching Hospital, 35 already dead, after nearby market struck with explosive weapons this morning, MSF Sudan has said.

It said airstrikes and shelling continue, adding in a heart wrenching note that it is “Another day of unthinkable suffering and loss of life for people in #Khartoum.”

“I stopped counting how many wounded had arrived. Double amputation of the arms for one patient, visceral surgeries. The injuries are insufferable”. Marie Burton MSF emergency coordinator.

Over 60 wounded, 35 dead after explosion in Gorro market this morning in #Khartoum.

“It was 7 am when Gorro market was hit. The time when mothers & fathers shop for food for their families. This explosion killed 35 people. Wounded people are lying on the floor of the hospital because there aren’t enough beds to care for many people in such desperate conditions.

“We are performing surgeries on open wombs, we’re trying to save the lives of people whose body parts have been ripped off by the explosion. It was a carnage. At 7 am in the morning, in a crowded market place”.

“Khartoum has been at war for almost six months. But still, the volunteers and medical personnel in Bashair Hospital are shocked and overwhelmed by the scale of horror that struck the city today”. Marie Burton MSF emergency coordinator