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Sudanese women in El Obeid risk drones and rape for water

Original: In El Obeid, Sudanese women face drones by day, rape by night, to reach water

Women in El Obeid, Sudan, are risking attacks while fetching water, reportedly facing drone strikes during the day and sexual violence at night along the routes to water points. The city has been badly affected by the country's civil war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, which has devastated infrastructure and left civilians without basic services. UN reporting highlights the extreme dangers women endure simply to secure water for their families.

Why now: The UN is drawing attention to escalating violence and sexual abuse against women in a besieged Sudanese city.

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