UN: At least 270 people have died in Sudan clashes

As clashes between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the People's Armed Forces enter their fourth day the number of casualties and deaths is on the rise. 

The director-general of the UN's World Health Organisation, Tedros Ghebreyesus, said at least 270 people have been killed and more than 2,600 wounded since fighting began Saturday, without offering a breakdown of civilians and combatants killed.

The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors (CCSD) puts the number of deaths since the beginning of the clashes to 174 deaths and at least 1,041 people who have been wounded.

But the toll is believed to be much higher as bodies in the street have been unreachable because of ongoing fighting.