{
  "id": 10111651,
  "title": "Power cuts, rubble: millions come home to find Sudan's capital unlivable",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/power-cuts-rubble-millions-come-home-to-find-sudans-capital-unlivable",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T02:08:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/power-cuts-rubble-millions-come-home-to-find-sudan-s-capital-unlivable-101790474911480.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Millions of Sudanese returned to Khartoum following the army's recapture of the city last year, but they are met with a city struggling to recover. Power and water outages are common, and the economy is in shambles, with many residents unemployed. The UN declared only one percent of the city safe by June, with children killed and injured by booby-traps and unexploded shells still present. Despite the government's encouragement, many returnees are leaving again due to the harsh living conditions.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Millions of Sudanese returned to Khartoum after army recapture.",
    "Power and water outages frequent, economy in shambles.",
    "UN deemed only 1% of city safe, children injured by booby-traps."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The return of millions to Khartoum has exposed a harsh reality that the city's infrastructure and economy are severely crippled, rendering it largely uninhabitable despite government efforts to encourage resettlement.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}