Thousands of homes have been destroyed in Sudan because of massive floods caused by torrential rains, with several streets in the capital, Khartoum, submerged in water.
Sudan floods occur from June to October on average, so the nation experiences catastrophic heavy rains fall every year, destroying houses, infrastructure, and crops.
In Atbara, a city in Sudan’s northeast-local news reported that several houses had “collapsed” because of the heavy rains.
On Thursday, the UN’s humanitarian organization OCHA said that 12,000 people had been affected in eight of the country’s 18 states.
“Over 800 homes have reportedly been destroyed and over 4,400 homes damaged,” the UN said.
Last year, torrential rains led Sudan to announce a three-month state of emergency after flooding displaced at least 650,000 people and damaged or destroyed over 110,000 houses.
Floodwater usually swells in the Blue Nile, which meets the White Nile in Sudan’s capital Khartoum, to its greatest level since records began over a century ago.
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