Fierce fighting continued in Khartoum, its capital Sudanshortly after the army announced a three-day ceasefire starting today, according to a witness cited by Reuters.

Sporadic airstrikes were also heard, the same source added.

According to AFP, street fighting was earlier taking place in the capital between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitaries. The fighting has killed 413 people and injured 3,551 others, the World Health Organization said.

The doctors’ union announced that 70% of hospitals in the war zones have been shut down, as many have been severely damaged by the shelling. Four hospitals were hit today in al-Obeid, a town 350 kilometers south of Khartoum.

In Darfur, one of Sudan’s poorest provinces, “the situation is catastrophic,” said a MSF member. “There are so many patients that we even treat them on the floor, in the corridors, because we simply don’t have beds,” he described.

USA: No coordinated evacuation planned

From Washington, the State Department’s deputy spokesman said tonight that American citizens in Sudan should not expect a coordinated evacuation. Briefing reporters, Vedant Patel said that since Khartoum airport is closed and there is uncertainty about the security situation, citizens should take care of themselves how to stay safe.