The Sudanese authorities announced the occurrence of 52 deaths and the injury of 25 others due to the torrential rains that swept a number of areas during the past days..
The Sudanese National Council for Civil Defense said in a press statement that the torrential rains killed 52 and injured 25 others, while regarding 8,000 houses were completely destroyed, including 5,345 houses completely and 2,862 partially, mostly in the states of River Nile, South Kordofan and East Darfur..
The damage also extended to include the destruction of 55 facilities and shops, as well as 540 acres of agricultural land concentrated in the states of Gezira and Central Darfur..
The torrential rains and torrential rains that swept the Nile River State during the past two days caused the collapse of more than three thousand homes.
According to the Sudan News Agency (SUNA), the emergency room in River Nile State announced in a statement that 2,538 houses in the state had completely collapsed and 546 had partially collapsed..
The statement explained that the damage was concentrated in the localities of “Berber and Al-Matma”, indicating that the engineering authorities continued to treat the areas affected by the floods, in addition to the civil defense forces’ continuation of water withdrawal operations, stressing the continuation of the distribution of support provided by the chamber with the administrative units in the localities.
The Flood Committee of the Sudanese Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources announced that the Khartoum station recorded the highest level (17.57 meters), exceeding the highest recorded peak (17.26 meters) by 31 cm, indicating the stability of the current high levels..
In this context, the Sudan Meteorological Authority published satellite images showing cells of cumulus clouds over eastern and central Sudan. The authority said in a statement that rain is expected in varying amounts in those areas, and the forecasts indicate rain in the state of Khartoum, calling on residents to be careful.
In turn, the Sudanese Civil Defense issued a new warning to the Sudanese, calling on them to be careful to ensure their lives from the floods caused by the rising levels of the Nile.
And the Sudanese News Agency stated that the autumn emergency room of the civil defense in Khartoum state, alerted all residents to take caution and stay away from rivers and low areas. And she added, “The areas that were previously affected by floods in previous years should be avoided, in order to preserve lives and property.”
