Tawila camp shelters crumble as hundreds of thousands remain exposed to rain and disease

In Tawila’s Daba Naira camp, home to roughly 665,000 internally displaced Sudanese, the International Organization for Migration installed 3,000 tents with Turkish support, yet the shelter shortfall remains massive. Abdelbagi Mohamed Hamid said Turkey will provide 30,000 tents, but only half have been erected, leaving most families exposed to rain, cold and disease. The onset of the rainy season and recent fires have intensified suffering, while cholera and diarrheal illnesses spread due to poor sanitation.

Health services are crippled, with over 70% of households lacking care, and malnutrition is rising, prompting warnings that famine may outpace the war in lethality. Humanitarian access is hampered by rough terrain and checkpoints controlled by the Rapid Support Forces, and aid convoys face looting and extortion. Officials urge the opening of the Tina crossing to deliver food, medicine and fuel to the most isolated areas.