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Fleeing violence, Sudanese make homes amid rocks

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A couple stands in front of their shelter in Bram village in the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan, Sudan, April 28.
A couple stands in front of their shelter in Bram village in the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan, Sudan, April 28.Goran Tomasevic / Reuters

Fleeing aerial bombardment by the Sudanese air force thousands of people have abandoned their homes and made make-shift shelters between the rocks and boulders.

According to the Sudan Tribune, the UN is to open a new camp in Kenya for refugees from both Sudan and South Sudan.

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A woman walks towards a cave shelter in Bram village in the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan.
A woman walks towards a cave shelter in Bram village in the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan.Goran Tomasevic / Reuters

A Nuba woman, injured during a raid by Sudan's air force, sits in a makeshift hospital in the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan.
A Nuba woman, injured during a raid by Sudan's air force, sits in a makeshift hospital in the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan.Goran Tomasevic / Reuters

A SPLA-N soldier walks next to fresh graves of Nuba people killed during raids by Sudan's air force in the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan, Sudan.
A SPLA-N soldier walks next to fresh graves of Nuba people killed during raids by Sudan's air force in the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan, Sudan.Goran Tomasevic / Reuters

Nuba people carry their belongings to be loaded in a truck as they flee to the South Sudanese Yida refugee camp, in Bram village in the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan, Sudan.
Nuba people carry their belongings to be loaded in a truck as they flee to the South Sudanese Yida refugee camp, in Bram village in the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan, Sudan.Goran Tomasevic / Reuters

A woman stands in a cave next to her bedridden mother in Bram village in the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan.
A woman stands in a cave next to her bedridden mother in Bram village in the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan.Goran Tomasevic / Reuters

Children sits in a cave shelter in Bram village in the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan, Sudan.
Children sits in a cave shelter in Bram village in the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan, Sudan.Goran Tomasevic / Reuters

A woman stands in front of her shelter in Bram village in the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan.
A woman stands in front of her shelter in Bram village in the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan.Goran Tomasevic / Reuters

A woman holds her child in a cave in Bram village in the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan, April 28.
A woman holds her child in a cave in Bram village in the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan, April 28.Goran Tomasevic / Reuters

Women stand in front of a cave in Bram village in the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan.
Women stand in front of a cave in Bram village in the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan.Goran Tomasevic / Reuters

A woman sits in front of her cave shelter in Bram village in the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan, April 28.
A woman sits in front of her cave shelter in Bram village in the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan, April 28.Goran Tomasevic / Reuters
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