Deaths in war-torn Sudan significantly higher than previous tolls, according to new report

In Khartoum State, where the conflict in Sudan erupted last year, more than 61,000 people have been killed, according to a report by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine’s Sudan Research Group.

The UN and other aid agencies had previously reported 20,000 confirmed fatalities.

Due to the disorder in the country, there has been no system to record the exact number of deaths.

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