The Western Darfur State Doctors Committee reported Tuesday that at least 130 people were injured.
Videos posted from El Geneina on Monday and Tuesday showed fires burning in the town.
A report from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said on Tuesday that “shooting continues to be heard across the town. The local power station was destroyed last night and there is no electricity. The Government’s Humanitarian Aid Commission in West Darfur reported that people are fleeing into neighboring Chad.
The fighting broke out over the weekend between the Arab Rizeigat and Masalit groups.
A UN security report seen by CNN said that early on Monday an “unknown number of armed Arab tribesmen ambushed and shot on a group of Masalit tribesmen entering El Geneina.”
On Monday, the Sudanese government declared a state of emergency in the area, but clashes have continued.
The Norwegian Refugee Council, which is active in Darfur, said Monday it deplored “the terrible…
