Plane crashes in eastern Sudan killing 9 people as the war reaches the 100-day m

A civilian plane crashed after taking off from an airport in eastern Sudan killing nine people including four military personnel on board the military said as the conflict in the northeastern African country reached the 100day mark on Monday with no signs of abating The military said in a statement that a child survived the late Sunday crash in Port Sudan a city on the Red Sea that so far has been spared from the devastating war between the military and rival powerful paramilitary Rapid Support ForcesThe Antonov plane crashed shortly after taking off from the citys airport the military said It blamed a technical failure for the crash without elaborating The statement provided no further details AlTaher AbdelRahman the secretary of Finance Minister Gebreil Ibrahim was among the dead according to the minister who took to social media to mourn his employeeSudan has plunged into chaos since midApril when monthslong tensions between the military and the RSF exploded into open fighting in the capital Khartoum and elsewhere across the country Its been 100 days of war in Sudan with a devastating toll on lives and infrastructure but worse lies ahead said William Carter the Norwegian Refugee Councils director in SudanThe fighting has turned Khartoum and other urban areas into battlefields The sprawling region of Darfur saw some of the worst bouts of violence in the conflict with the fighting turning into ethnic clashes The clashes have killed more than 3000 people and wounded more than 6000 others Health Minister Haitham Mohammed Ibrahim said in televised comments last month The casualty tally is likely much higher according to doctors and activistsThe UN childrens agency said on Monday it recorded the deaths of at least 435 children since the conflict broke out More than 2000 other children were wounded it added More than 26 million people have fled their homes to safer areas inside Sudan while more than 757000 people have crossed into neighbouring countries according to the UN migration agencyThe scale of the impact that this conflict has had on children in Sudan in the past 100 days is almost beyond comprehension said Ted Chaiban UNICEFs deputy executive director Each and every day children are being killed injured abducted and seeing the schools hospitals and the vital infrastructure and lifesaving supplies they rely on damaged destroyed or lootedThe UN refugee agency warned that about 300 South Sudanese refugee children in Sudans southern province of White Nile have been dying from suspected measles and malnutrition since the start of the conflict These figures are staggering civilians who have nothing to do with this conflict are sadly uprooted from their homes and livelihoods on a daily basis UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi saidThe war has also pushed more than 67 per cent of Sudans health care facilities out of service according the World Health Organisation The agency said it documented 51 attacks on medical facilities and personnel leaving 10 people dead and 24 others wounded The agency warned about disease outbreaks including malaria measles dengue and acute diarrhea as the fighting has disrupted basic public health servicesThe conflict derailed Sudanese hopes of restoring the countrys fragile transition to democracy which had begun after a popular uprising forced the militarys removal of longtime dictator Omar alBashir in April 2019 A coup led by the military and RSF disrupted the democratic transition in October 2021 Carter of the NRC warned about a total collapse in the country as international efforts have so far failed to establish a ceasefire to allow humanitarian support to millions of people impacted by the warThe first 100 days drew attention but its fading We must sustain efforts and apply diplomacy and mediation to tangibly impact civilians in Sudan he said Humanitarian group CARE International called for a ceasefire and the establishment of a safe corridor to allow the delivery of basic goods and services to those trapped in the fighting as well as funds to meet the growing needs of SudaneseThe world cannot afford to look away from the worsening situation in Sudan as it has the potential to destabilise the entire region said David MacDonald CAREs country director in Sudan Talks between the military and the RSF the Saudi Arabian coastal city of Jeddah repeatedly failed to stop the fighting The Jeddah talks were brokered by Saudi Arabia and the United States Prodemocracy leaders meanwhile were meeting on Monday afternoon in Egypts capital Cairo the first such gathering of Sudanese politicians since the breakout of the warThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever