Protest: Death toll climbs to 100 in Sudan
http://www.hrlnews.com/2019/06/protest-death-toll-climbs-to-100-in.html
Two days after the Sudanese military led a violent crackdown on
protesters in the country’s capital, over 100 people have been reported
dead and 500 injured, the opposition said Wednesday.
The Central Committee of Sudan Doctors said the death toll rose Wednesday to 108 dead, but it expects that number to climb.
The doctors group said 40 bodies were removed from the Nile River
Tuesday and more were removed Wednesday, the exact number of which was
yet to be known and was not included in the day’s final death count.
Sixty-four of the dead were counted at hospitals in the capital
Khartoum and nearby territories while four people, including three
children, were killed in their homes.
“We always confirm that the number of martyrs is even greater and we
are still in constant investigation of the missing, despite the stifling
security, the difficulties of field communication, the ambassadors and
the interruption of the internet service,” it said in a Facebook
message.
The doctors group also said the number of dead may increase due to
the difficulties medical staff are facing, including overcrowded
hospitals, issues with blood banks and donor access and the availability
of emergency resources.
Sixty people were originally reported killed
in Monday’s crackdown by military forces against demonstrators
protesting in a sit-in protest outside of the military’s headquarters in
the capital.