Views in the displacement centers in Shendi City
Shendi - Moatinoon
Since the second day of the Khartoum war, many families and individuals have fled their homes to safer places. However, on the third day, the war expanded, and those who had fled their homes found themselves facing a difficult choice: leaving Khartoum, leaving their belongings and some family members behind.
The options for internal displacement varied between Wad Madani city in Al Jazirah state, 150 kilometers east of the capital Khartoum, and the cities of Shendi, 150 kilometers, and Atbara, 310 kilometers north of Khartoum (both in River Nile state).
According to statistics from the local emergency committee in Shendi city, they have received over 3,000 displaced persons who are not originally from the city, along with their hosts who accommodated them in their homes. They have been distributed among five camps: Shendi Development Center, Shendi University Dormitory, Kamil Ibrahim Girls Secondary School, Nile Sports Club, and Tadamun Villages in South Shendi, Al-Masektab in North Shendi.
The coordinator of the committee, lawyer Khalid Amer, mentioned that they have received support from national organizations and the links of the regions residents in Gulf countries. They have prepared the camps, provided medications and daily meals, and distributed over 200 cases of kidney dialysis to three dialysis centers. They also provided medications for over 250 cancer cases and performed 13 surgeries for individuals with gunshot wounds who arrived in Shendi in critical conditions. There were also cases of childbirth and psychological trauma. He commended the cooperation of specialists, doctors, and the management of the citys hospitals (Al-Mak Namer Hospital, Shendi Teaching Hospital, Asil Kidney Center, and Cancer Treatment Center).
It is noted that most of the centers house women, children, and youth, while most of the fathers are absent.
Displaced woman Fatima Zahra Ibrahim narrated her story of fleeing Omdurman, specifically the Ambadda Alsabeel area, on the third day of the outbreak of the war, in the absence of her husband, who works in the Libyan market. She has not been able to contact him since the first day of the war. Fatima Zahra added that they left only with a bag containing clothes and some essentials, without any money. They found buses near Al-Halfaia Bridge, on the side of Omdurman, heading to Shendi, Atbara, and Berber, provided by voluntary organizations.
Fatima and her daughters are currently staying in the Shendi Development Center camp, and they do not know the fate of the head of the family, after almost two months since the outbreak of the war.
A group of young people in the centers organize programs for children, including awareness, entertainment, and creating a supportive atmosphere against the psychological traumas experienced by families and their children.
