KHARTOUM —
Flooding caused by torrential rains in
Sudan have killed at least 52 people and
damaged or destroyed thousands of homes, state media reported Saturday.
اضافة اعلان
Heavy rains usually
fall in Sudan between May and October, and the country faces severe flooding
every year, wrecking properties, infrastructure, and crops.
“A total of 52
people have been killed and 25 others wounded due to torrential rains and
floods since the beginning of the fall season,” SUNA reported, quoting Abdel
Jalil Abdelreheem, spokesman for Sudan’s National Council for Civil Defense.
Abdelreheem said
5,345 houses had been destroyed and 2,862 damaged across Sudan. Other public
facilities, shops, and agricultural lands were also damaged.
North and
South Kordofan states, River Nile state, and South Darfur were among the most
affected across Sudan, he noted.
In a Monday report,
the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (
OCHA) estimated
that around 38,000 people across Sudan had been affected by rains and floods
since the start of the rainy season.
About 314,500
people were affected across Sudan during the rainy season of 2021, according to
OCHA.
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