Survivors tell of terrifying escape from Sudan's besieged El-Fasher

Displaced Sudanese, who fled the Zamzam camp, gather near the town of Tawila in North Darfur on February 14, 2025. (Photo by AFP)

Nazer Muhana Ali drank rainwater to stay alive. For four days, the 20-year-old trudged through the scrubland west of Sudan's El-Fasher, his family at his side, beaten and robbed along the way.

"It was extremely tough because of hunger and thirst," he said. "We had nothing but ombaz to eat."