Médecins Sans Frontières - EN_Story of Awadiya_MSF Midwife

Unique Identifier Code / URN MSB227893

Date taken / Date Recorded 27/02/2025 12:00 AM

Country Sudan

Commissioning section MSF-SPAIN

Photographer / videographer / producer Mohammad Hijazi

Copyright MSF

Usage Rights (MSF) External Media, MSF Publications, Social Media

Formal Consent Copy available no

Editor's rating ★★★★★★★ (A)

Video format h264 (Main) (avc1 / 0x31637661)

Duration 2m23s

Maximum Size 1080px × 1350px 227.78 MB

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Flames were everywhere.

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All the dead were burned,

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there were no wounded,

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only burned bodies.

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I am Awadiya, a midwife with MSF.

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I lived in Omdurman,

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after the war started,

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I was displaced from Omdurman to Khartoum.

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My children were displaced to Al-Gedaref,

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so I decided to follow, just to feel a bit more at ease.

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I couldn’t carry any luggage, just the clothes I was wearing.

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I walked all the way from Khartoum to Omdurman.

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The entire bridge was on fire.

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An oil or gas tanker had exploded after a strike.

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All the dead were burned, there were no wounded, only bodies.

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Cars were flipped over, flames everywhere,

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and military planes were bombing overhead.

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Whenever I found a clear path, I ran.

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Whenever an airstrike hit, I dropped to the ground

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into puddles of blood and fuel.

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I kept running until I crossed the bridge to Omdurman.

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I didn’t stop to rest, not even for a moment.

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At each checkpoint, they searched the vehicle for 3 to 4 hours.

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They made everyone get out for inspection.

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They went through our money, our phones, and our belongings.

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Each stop took hours.

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We spent 7 days on the road.

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Eventually, I arrived and was finally reunited with my children.

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I was exhausted.

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Only God knows how hard that journey was.

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We have suffered so much from this war.

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Back in Omdurman, my home had everything. It was complete.

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Once the war is over and

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Omdurman is safe, we plan to return.

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That’s our hope.

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But we don’t know when.

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