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Fire outbreak amid fighting in Sudan’s Darfur region

As battle between the Sudanese army forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continues, evidence of major damage in another area of the West Darfur region of Sudan has emerged.

Nasa data from 27 June shows what appear to be a number of fires concentrated in the area of Murnei, about 80km (50 miles) south of the regional capital of El Geneina, which itself suffered extensive damage in mid-May.

We found satellite images showing the damage in Murnei occurred between 26 June and 28 June, with an image from yesterday showing smoke still visible at one location.

The heat signatures earlier in the week were picked up by Nasa’s Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS). It’s not clear exactly which buildings might be burning, as there’s little information coming out of that area.

It is the latest to suffer destruction from the conflict in the wider Darfur area, which has seen particularly intense fighting in recent weeks.

Tens of thousands of civilians have fled across the border into Chad, since the fighting began.

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