(CNN) Clashes between rival groups have claimed more than 50 lives in the city of El Geneina in the volatile west Darfur region of Sudan, according to Sudanese medical groups. The Western Darfur State Doctors Committee reported Tuesday that at least 130 people were injured. Videos posted from El Geneina on Monday and Tuesday showed fires burning in the town. The Government's Humanitarian Aid Commission in West Darfur reported that people are fleeing into neighboring Chad. The Norwegian Refugee Council, which is active in Darfur, said Monday it deplored "the terrible intercommunal violence raging around Geneina City in West Darfur, including the use of explosive weapons in civilian areas.

Source: CNN April 06, 2021 15:33 UTC