July 25, 2024 (DILLING) – Residents of Dilling city in Sudan’s South Kordofan state are facing severe food shortages and rising prices. Due to a lack of humanitarian aid, some are resorting to eating tree leaves and animal feed. Safiya Gibran, a Dilling resident, told Sudan Tribune that the price of a sack of corn has quadrupled in the past three months, reaching 300,000 Sudanese pounds ($510). Other staples like flour and rice now cost 5,000 pounds per kilogram. “Most residents, especially those displaced in shelters, have resorted to eating tree leaves and leftover animal feed to survive,” Gibran said. “All roads leading to the city are closed. We need rescue and rapid intervention. People are dying of hunger here.” The city’s isolation is due to a combination of factors, including conflict between the Sudanese army, the Rapid Support Forces, and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North group. The fighting has closed vital supply routes, cutting off the flow of food and other essential goods. Dilling, the second-largest city in South Kordofan, has seen an influx of thousands of displaced people fleeing fighting in nearby areas. These individuals are now living in shelters, lacking basic necessities and relying on limited aid …

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