Sudan floods kill 10, wreck 3,300 homes: civil defence

At least 10 people were killed and more than 3,300 homes ruined by flooding triggered by torrential rains across much of Sudan this week, the country's civil defence organisation said Thursday.

Featured Image

Sudanese men gather at a damaged road, after torrential rain lead to landslides and flash floods, in the town of Umm Dawan Ban, southeast of the capital Khartoum on August 2, 2020. PHOTO: ASHRAF SHAZLY / AFP

2020-08-06 13:52:16

At least 10 people were killed and more than 3,300 homes ruined by flooding triggered by torrential rains across much of Sudan this week, the country's civil defence organisation said Thursday.

Some 1,800 homes were completely destroyed while just over 1,500 were partially ruined, it said, while 21 schools and eight mosques were swept away.

This article is in our Archive

Login to read for free! Register to create an account