New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- A U.N. humanitarian team visited el-Fasher in Sudan's Darfur region for the first time since a paramilitary force overran the city in October, carrying out a rampage that is believed to have killed hundreds of people and sent most of the population fleeing.

The hours-long visit gave the U.N. its first glimpse into the city, which remains under control of the Rapid Support Forces. The team found hundreds of people still living there, lacking adequate access to food, medical supplies and proper shelter, the U.N. said Wednesday.

"It was a tense mission because we're going into what we don't know . into a massive crime scene," Denise Brown, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator for Sudan, said of Friday's visit.

For the pa...