WFP country director in Chad Pierre Honnorat said he expected to provide for 30,000 refugees who had crossed to Chad to flee the recent fighting in Sudan.

The WFP warned that food for refugees and internally displaced people in Chad would come to a halt this month due to financial difficulties.

In a separate warning, the WFP said hunger is set to hit a record high in Sudan, with an additional 2.5 million people affected by the ongoing bloodshed.