Aid agencies in Sudan grapple with looting, bureaucracy to deliver relief

People unload boxes containing medical aid off a plane from Kenya, following the crisis in Sudan's capital Khartoum, at the military airport in Port Sudan, Sudan, May 30, 2023. REUTERS/Ibrahim Mohammed Ishak

CAIRO (Reuters) - Aid workers in Sudan say fierce fighting, rampant looting and reams of red tape are hampering efforts to deliver vital humanitarian supplies to the millions of people who now rely on a relief effort since a conflict erupted in mid-April.

The United Nations estimates 25 million people, or more than half the population, now need help, up from 16 million before the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) began fighting.