Sudan: more than 80 dead in floods

Floods following heavy rains have left more than 80 people dead in Sudan and damaged or destroyed thousands of homes, a Sudanese official said on Monday (September 13th).

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said Abdel Jalil Abdelreheem, spokesperson for the Sudan National Civil Defense Council.

The deaths are due to drownings, electrocutions and house collapses, he explained.

Some 8,400 homes have been destroyed and more than 27,200 damaged across the country.

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Torrential rains typically fall in Sudan between June and October, and the country faces severe flooding every year that damages or destroys property, infrastructure and crops.

The United Nations estimates that heavy rains and floods have affected 102,000 people since July.

Nearly 50 villages have been submerged in southern Sudan, resulting in the displacement of 65,000 people, including South Sudanese refugees whose camp has been flooded, the UN said in a report last week.

In 2020, the rains forced the country to declare a three-month state of emergency, with at least 650,000 people affected and more than 110,000 homes damaged or destroyed.