Mapping Growth of Burial Grounds in Sudan

Mapping Growth of Burial Grounds in Sudan

 Source: Reuters published on 20 June 2024 an article titled “Sudan’s Cemeteries Swell with Fresh Graves as Hunger and Disease Spread” by Ryan McNeill, Maggie Michael, and Reade Levinson.  

As hunger and disease spread in Sudan, especially Darfur region, the graveyards grow in size.  Almost 20 percent of Sudan’s population is currently facing an emergency food situation or worse because of the civil war.  About two-thirds of Sudanese no longer have access to healthcare.  Sudan risks a lost generation.