Jan 17, Kathmandu- Sudanese volunteer rescuers say more than 120 people have been killed in shelling in the area of ​​Omdurman, the twin city of the capital Khartoum, located along the Nile River.

The Ombada Emergency Response Center, part of a network of volunteer rescuers across the war-torn country, said 120 civilians were killed in "indiscriminate shelling" in western Omdurman on Monday. The network said the death toll was preliminary and did not specify who was behind the attack.

Health workers said there was a dire shortage of medical supplies as rescuers struggled to treat "a large number of injured people suffering from varying degrees of injuries." Fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has escalated in recent weeks after more than 20 months of war in Sudan.

Aid agencies say the war has killed tens of thousands of people and pushed the country to the brink of famine. Both the army and the RSF have been accused of targeting civilians, including health workers, and indiscriminately shelling residential areas. The army controls most of Omdurman, while the RSF controls parts of the capital and the greater Khartoum region.

Residents on both sides of the Nile River have reported shelling across the river, with bombs and shrapnel regularly falling on homes and civilians.