ALBAWABA – Flashfloods and heavy flooding return to Sudan at the start of the rainy season set to continue from June till October. With the heavy downpour across Sudan affecting eight of the 18 states in the country damage has been extensive.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs states 12,000 people have been seriously affected as over 800 homes were destroyed because of the rains and floods where 4,400 homes damaged.
Floods in Sudan. ?? pic.twitter.com/fTeyO4aXWe
— Salim Swaleh ?? (@salimswaleh_) August 8, 2021
The downpour has been deadly in some cases with at least 16 people killed that affected Sudan and South Sudan since it started on 24 July.
Floods cause heavy losses in Sudan amid Nile dam crisis https://t.co/LRIRKvnkMp
— Al-Monitor (@AlMonitor) August 1, 2021
Sudan states affected include Gedaref, White Nile, South Darfur, West Darfur, North Kordofan, River Nile, South Kordofan and Aj Jazirah. The damage assessment and verification exercises is still to confirm the number of people affected but these are likely to increase upwards as the rainy season continues.
Less than half a meter from level of flood ..State of Khartoum in #Sudan warns of a flood of Nile water after its level rose to more than 16 meters, after water flow rose very significantly in Blue Nile, which prompted authorities to demand that citizens take necessary measures. pic.twitter.com/BrOpLo3mhL
— Arraed LG+ (@ArraedLG) August 2, 2021
Last year, heavy rains forced Sudan to declare a three-month state of emergency, after flooding affected at least 650,000 people, with over 110,000 homes damaged or destroyed AFP reports.
