'Very difficult situation:' Canadians in Khartoum take shelter amid violence

Abdelgadir Eltayeb and his family have no electricity, dwindling food and water, and haven't been able to venture far from the home in Khartoum where they took shelter after violence exploded in Sudan's capital this week. 

The Canadian, who is visiting relatives in Sudan with his wife and two children, says fighting between the country's army and its rival paramilitary force has unleashed chaos.

"It’s a very difficult situation," the 68-year-old said in a phone interview from Khartoum on Friday.