Note: Single-source report; awaiting corroboration.
Since late 2025, at least 200,000 people have been newly displaced in Sudan due to escalating conflict and destructive seasonal floods, according to the United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM).
The ongoing clashes mainly involve the Sudanese Armed Forces and the rebel Rapid Support Forces and their allies, with fighting reported in multiple regions. Areas of North Kordofan state, including El Obeid city, have seen heavy fighting and drone strikes damaging key infrastructure such as the main electrical transformer, leading to significant power outages that affect water supply, healthcare, and telecommunications. Displacement has increased by 25% in Sheikan locality within the Kordofan region.
Additionally, West Darfur reported nearly 18,000 newly displaced persons in early August 2026, while North Darfur faced heavy rainfall that destroyed or damaged about 1,350 shelters in Tawila camps, displacing over 1,000 families. Flooding in Kabkabiya and Shangil Tobaya towns also forced families into temporary shelters.
The total number of people displaced by the war since April 2023 has reached 8.6 million, with many seeking refuge in neighboring countries. Repeated attacks on critical infrastructure have worsened living conditions, reducing access to water, electricity, and healthcare.
IOM noted that relief efforts are further challenged by global supply chain disruptions, particularly through the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz, straining the already fragile humanitarian response. In the past 72 hours, IOM delivered 1,750 metric tons of humanitarian supplies—including 17,750 hygiene kits and 850 tents—supporting over 110,000 individuals so far, with plans to expand aid to over 400,000 people in coming days.