For the last eight months, a Sudanese demining group, Jasmar, has been working to clear the popular Al Mogran Park. The park is one of at least seven identified minefields in Khartoum State. The UN says nearly 60 people were injured or killed in Khartoum state last year, over half of them children. Both the Sudanese army and the RSF have been accused of laying mines.
KHARTOUM APRIL 30: As residents return to Sudan’s capital Khartoum after months of fighting, unexploded ordnance and landmines left behind by the war are creating a growing danger across the capital. Associated Press reporter Sam Mednick, reporting from the city, says deminers are working to clear contaminated areas, but aid groups warn the process will take years amid limited funding and international attention. Decades of conflict in Sudan have left unexploded ordnance scattered across the country, with a combined area of about 7,700 football fields contaminated. Watch the video to know more details.
For the last eight months, a Sudanese demining group, Jasmar, has been working to clear the popular Al Mogran Park after two soldiers were injured in the area. The park is one of at least seven identified minefields in Khartoum State where the United Nations says deminers have cleared some 7.8 million square metres of land in nearly a year.
The Sudanese government and aid groups say it’s a problem particularly in and around Khartoum, where many returning residents are unfamiliar with the threat.
