80 killed in Sudan’s floods

SANAA, Sept. 14 (YPA) – The Sudanese authorities announced, on Monday, that the seasonal floods in the country this year have left more than 80 people dead and completely or partially destroyed thousands of homes.

“84 people have been killed and 67 others have been injured in eleven states in Sudan since the start of the rainy season,” said Abdel Jalil Abdel Rahim, spokesman for the General Administration of Civil Defense.

According to AFP, The spokesman explained that the dead were drowned, electrocuted, or caused by the collapse of their homes.

He added that the floods destroyed about 8,400 homes and damaged more than 72,000 homes across the country.

Sudan experiences heavy rain annually between June and October, which often leads to floods that destroy or damage property and infrastructure and damage agricultural crops.

According to United Nations estimates, more than 100,000 people have been affected by these heavy rains and floods since July.

In a report issued last week, the United Nations said that about 50 villages in South Sudan were inundated, displacing 65,000 people, including South Sudanese refugees, whose camp was inundated.

Last year, the Sudanese authorities were forced to declare a state of emergency for a period of three months due to torrential rains that damaged at least 650,000 people and completely or partially destroyed more than 110,000 homes.

E.M