Sudan refugees strain cash-strapped Chad's hospitality

A Sudanese refugee girl, who fled the violence in Sudan's Darfur region and newly arrived, sits on her family's belongings outside the house of a Chadian family, where they take refuge, near the border between Sudan and Chad in Koufroun, Chad, May 14, 2023. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

KOUFROUN, Chad (Reuters) - There used to be one family in Fanna Hamit's compound, now there are 11 families struggling to get by selling roasted crickets after she took in relatives fleeing the conflict in Sudan.

They are among 90,000 people who have escaped to Chad since fighting broke out in Sudan in mid-April - a major extra burden on one of the world's poorest countries.