Aid groups say a violent attack by the Rapid Support Forces on the Zamzam refugee camp in the Sudan's Darfur region has exacerbated the country's humanitarian crisis as refugees pour into nearby camps and towns.
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00:01Escaping violence and death.
00:04Displaced people pour into this growing camp in the town of Tawila.
00:10They were forced to leave their previous camp of Zamzam
00:13after it was seized by the Rapid Support Forces a week ago.
00:19All of our belongings were in the car.
00:22But it got stuck.
00:25So we had to continue on foot.
00:28The suffering we experienced on the road was immense.
00:31Thirst and hunger.
00:33For nearly four days my children ate nothing, just walking on their feet.
00:41After being displaced again, these people had to walk 70 kilometers to the west, to Tawila.
00:47Some of them are also fleeing the town of El Fasher,
00:50which has been under siege by the RSF for a year.
00:54The newly arrived describe their perilous journey
00:57and violence by the militia members.
01:03We were beaten up on the road.
01:05Our father is disabled.
01:06They pulled him off and took his donkey.
01:10We have young children.
01:12My brothers were also beaten up.
01:14They took everything from us.
01:16They say many people didn't survive the march to Tawila.
01:27The RSF forces seized the Zamzam camp, killing at least 300 civilians and 10 humanitarian aid workers, according to the UN.
01:35The militia denies the accusations.
01:38Some 400,000 people were displaced from the camp after the takeover.
01:44Sudan is stuck in a two-year brutal civil war between the RSF and the regular army.
01:52The conflict has devastated regions like Darfur, where the militia is now fighting to maintain its stronghold after recent army successes in the capital, Khartoum.
02:06In Tawila, the situation is dire.
02:09Supplies of food, water and shelter were already low before the latest influx of people.
02:16Many of the displaced had endured months of famine before they moved here.
02:22Eight groups say they are now facing an absolutely catastrophic situation.
02:27Thank you so much