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At least 120 people were reportedly killed in random bombings on Monday in the Dar-Salam area of the Sudanese city of Omdurman, across the Nile from the capital Khartoum, according to a local volunteer network.
The Ombada Emergency Response Room said the death toll was provisional, suggesting the toll could rise.
First responders say medical supplies are running low as health workers struggle to treat large numbers of people injured by the bombings.
Sudan’s 21-month-old civil war has killed tens of thousands of people, uprooted more than 12 million and brought the country to the brink of famine, in what the UN describes as one of the worst humanitarian disasters. of the world.
It began last year after leaders of the army and a paramilitary force, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), clashed over the future direction of the country.
The Ombada Emergency Response Room did not specify who was behind the attack in Omdurman.
Volunteers and emergency response teams have faced difficulties accessing certain areas due to ongoing fighting.
Most of Omdurman is under army control, while the RSF controls the capital and part of the Khartoum metropolitan area.
In recent weeks, the army has intensified its offensive in Omdurman with the aim of regaining control. The army reportedly took over three areas and confiscated weapons left by paramilitary forces.
RSF fighters are pushing back their positions in two neighborhoods. Residents on both sides of the Nile have reported shelling across the river, with bombs and shrapnel periodically hitting homes and civilians.
“The area has been devastated by prolonged fighting exposing residents to stray bullets and shrapnel impacting their homes,” the Ombada Emergency Room said.
Both sides have been accused of attacking civilians, including health workers, and indiscriminately shelling residential areas.
Recent skirmishes have forced emergency response rooms, which support local communities amid the ongoing conflict, to close several health facilities, affecting the provision of medical services to thousands of residents.
