Scenes of smoke billowing in the sky over the Sudanese capital on April 16th. | File photo

At least three South Sudanese including a relative of the Presidential Advisor on Security Affairs were reportedly killed amid the clashes in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum.

Those killed have been identified as Emmanuel Paulo, Jidu, and Chan Bol Kuorwel.

One of the deceased Chan Bol is the brother-in-law to Tut Gatluak.

According to his brother Kuorwel Bol Kuorwel, he reportedly stepped out of the house to get food and water when he got killed in an explosion on Monday.

Kuorwel said Chan was killed together with his four Sudanese friends 200 meters from his house at Al Mohandiseen.

“Yes, he died yesterday, and there was no way for us to go there to collect his dead body from the morgue because all the roads leading to the Omdurman morgue are closed. Let God have mercy on us,” Kuorwel he said to Eye Radio.

Meanwhile, Babur Majur who was a close friend of Bol Chan Kuorwel said the late was with nine friends when they died in the shelling.

He said four of them sustained injuries with two in critical condition.

“You know three days people are closed inside and there was no food or water, and he try to go with his friends to get something to eat or drink when they went, and roads were empty,” Majur said.

“They were just shocked by heavy shelling toward them and it was not far from their house or less 200 meters. They around 9 people including our brother Chan, five died and four were injured, two were in very critical condition and other two have minor injuries.”

On her part, Achol Malong, a South Sudanese human rights activist based in Khartoum described the situation is deteriorating.

She says many South Sudanese are uncounted.

“It’s the situation is very bad, I have just come from a funeral here in Haj Yousif, till now some bodies did not bury because of the situation especially here in Eastern Nile areas.”

“In the Red Bridges Industry Complex, so unknown number of death of South Sudanese has been reported, and if we get a chance to count, am sure the number will bi high even those who are injured.”

According to the UN office in Khartoum, at least 185 people have been killed and over 1,800 wounded since the fighting erupted last Saturday.