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There is growing concern for the plight of civilians caught up in the violence in Sudan, on the third day of fighting between rival branches of the armed forces. Patients in two hospitals in Khartoum have appealed for safe passage as the gunbattles continue in the capital. We hear from a journalist who has been to a hospital and spoke to people there.

Aid agencies fear a humanitarian situation as residents, sheltering in their homes, run out of food and water, and have no electricity.

And can regional bodies such as Igad convince the belligerents to stop fighting?

(Photo: Satellite imagery shows fires burning next to a hospital in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, as the intense fighting continues. Credit: Maxar Technologies/Getty Images)