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Held and that the urge sedan s warring parties to extend the cease fire through the holiday evita. our africa correspondent andrew harding reports. another sunrise over khartoum, but still no sign of the promised ceasefire in sudan s shell shocked capital. across this vast country, hospitals are increasingly overwhelmed. these, the victims of a power struggle between two rival armies, a war that s being waged in crowded cities with no regard for civilian life. doctors can t even reach many of the wounded. our volunteers didn t feel safe to go and to provide service apart from hospitals very close to their home area so far. but we are waiting for a situation to allow us to go there to provide service to all needy people, including wounded people. many families are trying to escape from khartoum, but the airport remains closed ....
Hospital, if any are working. yes. hospital, if any are working. yes, we ve been hospital, if any are working. yes, we ve been getting hospital, if any are working. yes, we ve been getting reports that, of the 59 hospitals across khartoum, only five remain open. are you saying most of those five are now closed as well? because when i spoke to the other day, yours was one of the few hospitals still operating. my the few hospitals still operating. my hospital is working about 10% at capacity. the last time we talked, my hospital was already in a dire situation, now it s catastrophic because the staff didn t show up, the supplies ran out. there s no emergency services. so it s no longer operational to be in hospital, we have some here and there, but we can do nothing. even food, we can t. food, we can t. where are people ....
There were none, there was nothing. it was just a shock, it was very painful to see because this is my hometown, and to see it in such a state is. i don t know how we can ever recover from this, because, like you ve said, this is the first time a conflict like this has been brought to the centre, to our capital. you know, wars or conflicts usually happen outside, on the periphery. but this is right at our homes. that was a resident of khartoum speaking to me earlier. i also spoke to dr mohamed abdalla. listen to what he had to say. the situation is very grave. the icu has no staff, they almost didn t show up. now we ve effectuated the ....
Operations any more because the staff are not here. there have been continued calls staff are not here. there have been continued calls for staff are not here. there have been continued calls for a staff are not here. there have been continued calls for a cease-fire - continued calls for a cease fire over the past few days, and today the un secretary general has called for some kind of cease fire at least for some kind of cease fire at least for the three days of ede. do you think a cease fire will take place? i don t think so. it didn t work then, it won t work now. without some actual pressure being felt on both sides, the violence will continue, and khartoum is a ticking bomb. . . , . continue, and khartoum is a ticking bomb. . ., . , continue, and khartoum is a ticking bomb. . . , ., , ., continue, and khartoum is a ticking bomb. . ., , ., ., bomb. that was a resident and doctor in khartoum bomb. that was a resident and doctor in khartoum who bomb. that was a resident and ....