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Sudan waterborne disease outbreak kills 24, hospitalises 800: MSF

People fetch water in Al- Kamilin which was retaken by the Sudanese, in Sudan's al-Jazira state on February 19, 2025. [AFP]

An "out-of-control" waterborne disease outbreak in southern Sudan has killed at least two dozen and left more than 800 others in hospital over the past three days, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Friday.

The outbreak in White Nile state followed a reported drone strike on the Um Dabakar power station -- 275 kilometres (170 miles) south of the capital Khartoum -- which disrupted access to clean water in the city of Kosti.

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