Sand Encroachment Buries Villages in Sudan's Northern State, Cuts Roads

Desertification-driven sand encroachment is burying homes, farmland, and palm groves in Sudan's Northern State, severing road access and worsening agricultural decline. The event reflects a chronic environmental degradation pattern, with no immediate reversal expected. It compounds existing humanitarian pressures in a region already affected by conflict and displacement.

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