Khartoum city streets were mostly empty of people and traffic on Sunday, with both warring sides mounting roadblocks.
But long queues formed at bakeries and the few shops that remained open, as some people briefly ventured out to buy food before returning home to safety.
In the afternoon, there was a three-hour pause in hostilities to allow thousands of locked-down people to move and for the injured to get to hospital.
Among residents, there was shock - and also anger.