Massive Rescue Operation Saves Hundreds of Children from Sudanese Orphanage Amid Conflict
TL;DR
Nearly 300 orphans caught in the crossfire in Sudan's capital have been rescued in a daring and dangerous evacuation by humanitarian workers. The evacuations were carried out following the deaths of 67 children at the Mygoma orphanage in Khartoum. They died of starvation, dehydration and infections as fighting prevented staff from reaching the orphanage. In a risky operation, 297 children - about 200 of them below the age of two years - were taken by road to the relative safety of Wad Madani, in the south of Sudan.
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- Sudan conflict: Children rescued from orphanage in Khartoum BBC
- Children evacuated from orphanage in Sudan's capital Reuters
- 300 trapped children rescued from a Sudanese orphanage after 71 others died, UNICEF says NBC Bay Area
- Hundreds of children evacuated from Sudanese orphanage amid intense fighting in Khartoum CNN
- Sudan: More than 280 children rescued from orphanage DW (English)
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