00:00It is estimated that tens of thousands have fled the violence-stricken city of El-Fashir in Sudan's Darfur region.
00:07According to the United Nations, over 62,000 individuals are believed to have escaped the El-Fashir area from Sunday to Wednesday.
00:15However, only a small number have reached safety in nearby Tawila, located about 67 kilometers from El-Fashir.
00:25We went out and they shot at us, so we ran on foot.
00:30We didn't have any money to take a car or anything. We just walked.
00:35We were on the road for five days, and those people were in our way.
00:40They took what we had and beat our children.
00:44The Rapid Support Forces, a formidable paramilitary group, took control of El-Fashir after a prolonged 18-month siege.
00:53Witnesses have described fighters going door-to-door, killing civilians and committing sexual violence.
01:00We saw large numbers of dead as well as injured people and those with amputated limbs.
01:06If you went to the hospital, you'd be shocked by the state of the world.
01:10People are brought to the hospital in groups of 50s, 60s or 70s, injured at once.
01:16As for those who died, their number is countless. Families have died. Our children died.
01:25The fall of El-Fashir solidifies the RFS grip on Dafur, raising fears over divided Sudan.
01:32The United Nations reports over 40,000 dead, while the WHO condemns attacks on hospitals where staff were kidnapped and shot.
01:41The United Nations reports were killed.
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