Water shortage in Sudan's Al-Ubayyid deepens after attacks on water infrastructure

Residents of Al-Ubayyid in North Kordofan are experiencing a water shortage with supplies covering only 20% of needs after attacks on water sources.

• Rapid Support Forces attacked water sources south of the city and seized control of others north, worsening the crisis.
• The Humanitarian Aid Commission announced it is distributing 650 tankers of drinking water for free under an emergency plan.
• The government said it prepared a relief plan to drill 60 wells and build 50 desalination plants to address the deficit.
• The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs confirmed that drone attacks have reduced water supplies to just 20% of the population's needs.