Hundreds of people have been killed or injured since armed clashes broke out in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Saturday. A Chinese medical team at the Omdurman Friendship Hospital had a first-hand experience of the fierce fighting. Our reporter Liu Jiaxin had the chance to speak with them.
XING ZHIJING Team leader, Chinese medical team to Sudan "We are at Omdurman Friendship Hospital in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan. We arrived in Khartoum, Sudan on May 14, 2022, and have been working here for 11 months. We've been hearing the sound of gunfire from time to time. Yesterday we saw tanks, heavy artillery, fighter jets and helicopters. The fighting is still very intense. We are 20 kilometers away from the most intense areas of the conflict. But so far, we have not had any injured people come to our hospital. Actually some time ago, tanks and armored vehicles have appeared along some important crossings. It already felt serious then. But then vehicles were suddenly withdrawn the day before yesterday and the situation was thought to be safe until clashes broke out yesterday morning. Our lives have not been greatly affected at the moment. Water, electricity and internet services in Omdurman are operating as usual."
AN PENG Chinese medical team to Sudan "The country is now in the midst of Ramadan. If the situation escalates further, the conflict will certainly affect life. Our medical teams are told to stay indoors. Now all roads are blocked. We are also concerned about the situation. I hope that it can be stabilized as soon as possible and social life can be restored in an orderly manner."
