KHARTOUM —
The death toll from flooding triggered by torrential rains in
Sudan has risen
to 75 and destroyed or damaged tens of thousands of homes, police said on
Tuesday.
اضافة اعلان
“The number of
people killed by the floods rose to 75, and left 12,551 houses completely
destroyed, and another 20,751 partially damaged,” a National Council for Civil
Defense statement said.
It also said that
around 30 people had been injured.
Heavy rains
usually fall in Sudan between May and October, and the country faces severe
flooding every year, wrecking property, infrastructure and crops.
The eastern state
of Kassala, North and South Kordofan state,
River Nile state, and South Darfur
were among the most badly affected, according to the UN.
On Sunday, the
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), citing government
figures, estimated that around 136,000 people had been affected by rains and
flooding since this year’s rainy season began.
It also said the
number of people and localities affected as of August 14 “has doubled” compared
with the same period last year.
About 314,500
people were affected across Sudan during the entire rainy season in 2021,
according to OCHA.
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