KHARTOUM, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS) announced on Monday that numbers of South Sudanese refugees in Sudan has reached one million.
"The numbers of South Sudanese refugees in Sudan has reached one million," Hussein Suleiman Abu Saleh, SRCS Chairman, said in a statement.
"The daily flow of refugees constitutes a big challenge, as the SRCS provides assistance for nearly 180,000 refugees in 10 camps including eight camps in the White Nile State and two camps in the East Darfur State," he noted.
Border crossings between Sudan and South Sudan are witnessing continuous influxes of refugees fleeing war and famine in South Sudan, forcing Sudanese authorities to consider establishing new waiting stations to meet the increasing numbers of new arrivals.
On Aug. 15 last year, Sudan officially decided to consider the South Sudanese fleeing the war in their country as refugees, opening the door for the United Nations (UN) to provide them with aid and funded programs.
Recently, famine was officially declared in South Sudan.
The South Sudanese government and the UN stated that 100,000 people are facing starvation, and one million people are classified as being on the brink of famine.
The famine was attributed to several reasons including the civil war and economic collapse in the new-born state.
