31 Karnataka Tribals Stranded in Sudan

Khartoum (Sudan): Over 31 tribals from Karnataka are stranded in Sudan amid violence in the African city.

The 31 people belong to the Hakki Pikki tribe, a semi-nomadic tribal group, and do not have enough food supplies since the clashes began. The Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority said that the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) was informed about the situation in Sudan and urged the stranded people not to venture out and follow the instructions of the Indian Embassy in the country.

“We have got a message that a group of 31 persons hailing from Karnataka are stranded in Sudan. We have informed MEA of this. We have asked the group to follow the instructions of the Indian embassy in Sudan. As of now, the stranded should stay wherever they are and not venture out. MEA is seized of the matter and is working on it,” said Dr. Manoj Rajan, Commissioner, of Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority.

Sudan’s army appeared to gain the upper hand on Sunday in a bloody power struggle with rival paramilitary forces, pounding their bases with air strikes, witnesses said, and at least 200 civilians were killed including three U.N. workers.