Two trucks carrying World Food Programme (WFP) food aid were destroyed in an air strike outside Dilling in South Kordofan on August 30, the UN agency said on Wednesday. The vehicles were marked with WFP banners and flags and were en route to Kadugli when hit. The WFP condemned the attack.
More than 50 tonnes of food were destroyed, including cereals, yellow split peas, vegetable oil, and salt, according to the WFP statement. The supplies would have provided one month of assistance to 5,800 people, the agency said.
The WFP supports nearly 58,000 people in Kadugli facing emergency levels of food insecurity or worse. The agency said it has recorded eight aerial attacks since the start of the year that have damaged its premises and disrupted operations in Sudan.
The WFP called on all parties to the fighting to respect international humanitarian law and protect civilians, humanitarian workers, and aid supplies.
