The World Health Organization is warning of a growing health crisis for the 3.4 million people forced to flee fighting in Sudan, with rising rates of infectious diseases reported among displaced populations. Heavy fighting continues to rage in the capital Khartoum, where airstrikes and artillery fire have killed at least 16 civilians this week. In Sudan’s western Darfur region, a leader of the Masalit community says more than 10,000 people have been killed in the past two months. More than 300,000 people — the vast majority of them Masalit — have fled across the border into neighboring Chad. Refugees described a harrowing journey to escape attacks by militias and fighters with the Rapid Support Forces.

Muhammad Abu Bakr: “I’ve been here for 13 days. And the people we left behind were killed in their homes. There are others who are trapped there, and the road remains unsafe. If there are three or four people, they will kill them and take their belongings.”