NEW YORK: A UN refugee agency-contracted truck carrying humanitarian relief supplies was struck by a drone near Tendelti in White Nile state on Tuesday, destroying 50 metric tons of aid intended for vulnerable populations in South Kordofan, the UN spokesman’s office said Thursday .
The driver escaped unharmed, but the destroyed cargo, which was being transported to Abu Jubeyha in South Kordofan, included 1,000 non-food item kits comprising 3,000 blankets, 2,000 jerry cans, 1,000 kitchen sets, 3,000 sleeping mats, 2,000 plastic sheets, and 1,000 solar lamps, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.
He said thousands of people who depend on the assistance would now go without urgently needed relief items.
Dujarric told Arab News the UN had no information on which party was responsible for the drone strike.
“We’ve seen different parties in this conflict use drones,” he said, noting that such devices are inexpensive and easy to operate.
