Medics: Hundreds Dead From Dengue Fever in War-Torn Sudan

Port Sudan, Sudan - Outbreaks of dengue fever and acute watery diarrhea have 'killed hundreds' in war-torn Sudan, medics reported on Monday, warning of 'catastrophic spreads' that could overwhelm the country's decimated health system.

In a statement, the Sudanese doctors' union warned that the health situation in the southeastern state of Gedaref, on the border with Ethiopia, 'is deteriorating at a horrific rate,