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Famine and atrocities mount as Sudan's civil war enters its third year

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The war erupted on April 15, 2023 , with pitched battles between the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in the streets of Khartoum .

At least 20,000 people have been recorded killed, but the true toll is probably far higher.

The World Food Program has confirmed famine in 10 locations and says it could spread, putting millions in danger of starvation.

At least 25 million people, more than half of the country’s population, face acute hunger.

638,000 who face catastrophic hunger, the most dire rating used by aid agencies.

Some 3.6 million children are acutely malnourished.

Sudan has been hit by multiple outbreaks of cholera, malaria and dengue.