70,000 refugees arrive in Chad from Sudan amid escalating violence in North Darfur
MSF added that the Tine Camp is currently housing over 18,000 people, with many sleeping on the ground, amid shelter, water and food shortages despite support from host communities.
A total of 70,000 refugees fleeing the war in Sudan's North Darfur Region have arrived in Chad since April 2025, painting a grim outlook of worsening conditions in the war-torn country, Doctors Without Borders, also known as Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has announced.
According to MSF, out of these, 40,000 have arrived at the Tine transit camp in Wadi Fira province, with the majority of them coming from El Fasher, the capital city of North Darfur. They are now facing overcrowded conditions and limited access to basic services.
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"On arrival in Tine, some people are malnourished and experiencing profound psychological distress due to the horrific violence in North Darfur and on the roads leading to Chad," said MSF on its official website.
"The overwhelming majority are women and children coming from El Fasher and Zamzam camp for internally displaced people. They have already endured starvation as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) laid siege to these areas, and famine conditions have been prevalent for months in Zamzam camp."
MSF added that the Tine Camp is currently housing over 18,000 people, with many sleeping on the ground, amid shelter, water and food shortages despite support from host communities.
The organisation has since expanded its medical and humanitarian efforts at the Tine border and transit camp to improve access to healthcare.
In recent weeks, teams have conducted over 900 consultations per week at the camp's health post, alongside nutrition screenings and vaccinations at the border. Alarming levels of malnutrition have been recorded, with 29 per cent of children under five affected, 9 per cent of them severely.
"Routine vaccination efforts remain a priority in the camp as cases of measles have been detected. A mass vaccination campaign is ongoing. Finally, care for pregnant women and survivors of sexual violence is also being provided at the health post," said MSF.
"Our teams set up referrals of critical patients to hospitals and will build an additional 50 emergency latrines. We are also preparing further distribution of therapeutic food and essential items. We are distributing 60,000 litres of water per day, but this is only half of what is currently needed."
MSF's Emergency Coordinator for Sudan, Claire San Fillippo has since called for international intervention.
"We ask donors, the UN and other humanitarian organisations to increase the mobilisation to provide or scale up support in terms of food, shelter, sanitation and medical care, including mental health services," she said.
"The current humanitarian response is insufficient, and the upcoming rainy season is likely to worsen living conditions, spread disease and exacerbate food insecurity and lack of sanitation."
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