The French humanitarian group say an explosive by the Rapid Support Forces hit a market in Omdurman, Khartoum state, causing the death of 54 people on Saturday.
MSF conjured up ‘a scene of devastation at the Al Nao hospital as patients, dead bodies and family members arrived at the medical facility.
Sudan’s health ministry said 158 people were injured.
Medics working in Al Nao hospital described a dreadful scene with men and women, young and old, being brought in for treatment.
MSF General Secretary Chris Lockyear was in Al Nao hospital as patients started arriving after this atrocious attack.
“I can see the lives of men, women and children torn apart with injured people lying in every possible space in the emergency room as medics do what they can. There are dozens and dozens of people with devastating injuries, the morgue is full of dead bodies. What I see in front of me is a scene of utter carnage, yet another tragic example of this relentless war on people.”
The MSF supported Al Nao hospital is in Omdurman, Khartoum state, in an area controlled by the Sudanese Armed Forces.
It is the largest functioning public hospital remaining in Omdurman.
MSF has supplying it essential drugs and medical supplies, incentives for staff, technical support for logistic, water and sanitation as well as food for patients.
The support is focused on the emergency room, the 24/7 observation ward, and the operation theatre.
MSF works in 11 of Sudan’s 18 states, in areas controlled by both Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces.
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