Photos show Sudanese refugees who have fled to neighboring Chad in their hundreds of thousands

Refugees wait for food distribution at the Tine transit camp in Chad's Wadi Fara province Saturday, May 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly) — Refugees wait for food distribution at the Tine transit camp in Chad’s Wadi Fara province Saturday, May 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly)

By CAITLIN KELLY

ADRE, Chad (AP) — Nearly a quarter-million refugees have arrived in Adre, a border town in neighboring Chad and the humanitarian front line on the edge of one of the world’s most devastating wars is in danger.

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

Refugees run for food in the Tine transit camp in Chad's Wadi Fara province Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly) — Refugees run for food in the Tine transit camp in Chad’s Wadi Fara province Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly)

Refugees arrive at the Tine transit camp in Chad's Wadi Fara province Saturday, May 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly) — Refugees arrive at the Tine transit camp in Chad’s Wadi Fara province Saturday, May 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly)

Refugees loads their belongings into trucks as they leave the Tine transit camp in Chad's Wadi Fara province for Iridimi refugee camp Saturday, May 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly) — Refugees loads their belongings into trucks as they leave the Tine transit camp in Chad’s Wadi Fara province for Iridimi refugee camp Saturday, May 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly)

Refugees arrive at the border between Chad and Sudan before going to the Tine transit camp in Chad's Wadi Fara province Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly) — Refugees arrive at the border between Chad and Sudan before going to the Tine transit camp in Chad’s Wadi Fara province Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly)

World Food Program supplies wait for distribution in Adre, Chad, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly)

Refugees queue at a Red Cross water point in the Adre, Chad, transit camp, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly)

Refugees receive food supplies in the Adre, Chad, transit camp, Friday, May 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly)

Fatima Omas Abdullah sits by her makeshift shelter in the Adre, Chad, transit camp, Friday, May 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly)

Zohal Abdullah Hamad, who was shot when gunfire broke out, poses for a photograph in Adre, Chad, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly)

Asadiq Hamid Abdullah ferries goods for sale in and around Adre, Chad, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly)

Sudanese women sell fruits and vegetables in the Adre, Chad, transit camp, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly)

Refugees barter and sell goods using Sudanese pounds in the Adre, Chad, transit camp, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly)

Sudanese children play by the Sudanese border in the Adre, Chad, transit camp, Wednesday , May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly)

Bags of food aid are offloaded before distribution in the Adre, Chad, transit camp, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly)

Refugees queue for food distribution in the Adre, Chad, transit camp, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly)

Night falls on the Adre, Chad, transit camp, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly)