A drone strike near a market in the southern Sudanese town of al-Dibab on Sunday evening killed 80 people, according to a witness, with most of the victims reported to be commuters waiting for transport home.
Witnesses said the device struck twice at a busy transport hub close to the town market. "There were 50 bodies who I helped bury, one of them my own brother Mohamed," said Ahmed Wadi, describing the immediate aftermath and the scale of the casualties.
The attack hit an area used by many residents to catch rides, and witnesses said the timing in the evening left the site crowded with people returning from work or market activities. The casualty total provided by those at the scene marks the incident as one of the deadliest single attacks in the country’s current conflict.
Independent confirmation of the toll and information about who carried out the strike were not immediately available. Details remain limited and there has been no immediate, verifiable report from authorities or international monitors.
The strike in al-Dibab follows a pattern of violence that has affected civilian areas and transport routes in parts of Sudan. Local residents and witnesses said they feared further attacks as tensions persist across the region.
Further reporting is likely as more information becomes available and officials, aid groups or other observers are able to verify the number of victims and the circumstances of the strikes.