Ankara:Another 1,770 people from 354 households have been displaced from villages in Sudan's southern Blue Nile state due to worsening security conditions, as reported by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday.

According to Anadolu Agency, the UN migration agency's field teams estimated the displacement on Monday, identifying several affected villages in the Wad al-Mahi locality, including Amiri, Jabal Nimr, Abu Qaddaf, Bashkarkat, Ab Jankour, Makla, Manqita, Jabal al-Nou, Mezna, and Manshilang.

Those displaced have moved to the Al-Rosaires locality within the Blue Nile state. This recent movement raises the total number of displaced individuals from Wad al-Mahi villages over three days to 5,525 from 1,105 households. Previously, on Monday, the agency reported that 955 people from 191 households fled several villages on Sunday. On Saturday, 2,800 people from 560 households were reported to have fled 10 villages due to the deteriorating security situation.

On September 13, IOM highlighted that between January 11 and August 23, a total of 99,277 people from 19,497 households had been displaced in Blue Nile state. The region has seen an escalation in military activity as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the allied Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North have launched attacks on multiple areas.

Sudan's humanitarian crisis has intensified with the ongoing war between the army and the RSF, which began in April 2023 over a military unification dispute. The conflict has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and the displacement of 13 million people.