The border triangle between Sudan, Libya, and Egypt is witnessing a deteriorating humanitarian situation following the takeover by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) last week. This has led to the displacement of thousands of miners and families toward Egyptian territory amid severe shortages of water, food, and a complete lack of transportation.
Eyewitnesses and several escapees from the area told “Darfur24” that thousands of miners remain stranded, along with hundreds of civilians who have been cut off while on their way to Libya or returning to Sudan. These individuals are living under dire conditions due to the total halt in vehicle movement between the Khnag area and the triangle, coupled with an almost complete disruption in water supplies.
Khedr Al-Hamri, a local transportation operator, said miners are being forced to walk over 35 kilometers into Egyptian territory, where Egyptian security forces later gather and transport them to the Argeen border crossing.
Al-Hamri explained to “Darfur24” that the lack of transportation is primarily due to a severe fuel shortage, in addition to truck drivers’ fears of being detained or stopped by RSF forces.
Similarly, Ahmed Saleh Ahmed, one of the escapees who arrived from the triangle on Sunday, reported that around 4,000 miners and hundreds of families are still stranded in the area, suffering under harsh humanitarian conditions, especially after the RSF confiscated the Starlink devices used for communication.
He noted that prices of essential goods have surged dramatically, with a 250-liter water bottle now costing about 5,000 Sudanese pounds—up from 3,000 pounds previously—as most restaurants and service facilities in the area have shut down.
He added that the fate of a number of miners still working in the mines around the triangle remains unknown, particularly after the suspension of water truck convoys from the Umm Khair well, located about 70 kilometers from the area, due to fears of robbery.
Meanwhile, the Wadi Halfa Emergency Committee revealed that several volunteers have headed to the Argeen crossing on the western bank of the city to provide humanitarian aid to people arriving from Egypt. These individuals fled the border triangle area of Halfa locality following the RSF’s incursion into the region in recent days.
