Sudan floods devastated schools, camps, and hundreds of homes: UN
Sudan floods devastated schools, camps, and hundreds of homes: UN
The UN's OCHA office said South Darfur State experienced flooding that has impacted more than 1,630 homes in camps for internally displaced people, with other parts of the country also hit.
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The flooding has impacted homes, schools and even the water supply [Abbas M. Idris/Anadolu Agency/Getty-file photo]
which recently struck parts ofÌý have caused significant damage, including to some of the country's most vulnerable people, with around 1,700 homes damaged or destroyed, a UN office reported Tuesday.
The (OCHA) said floodingÌýin from last Tuesday to Saturday has impacted more than 1,630 homes in four camps for internally displaced people, although no deaths or injuries have been reported.
Flooding has also impactedÌýwater sourcesÌýat Kalma, home to more than 128,000 people with half of local schools affected.
There are fears that disease may spread in the areaÌýafter toilets were damaged in the flooding.
Flooding in River Nile State's El Matama locality last Thursday destroyed 13 homes, with 30 other and two school classroomsÌýsuffering less serious damage.
White Nile State's Um Rimta fell victim to floods on Sunday withÌýfarmland submerged, where more than one in four of the area'sÌý180,000 residents are experiencing food crisis or emergency, according an Integrated Food Security Phase Classification projection.
Floods in Sudan that have killed more than 100 people and made tens of thousands homeless now threatens the country's historic pyramids
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Last Wednesday also saw flooding at Um Rimta, stalling traffic onÌýa key road.
The latestÌýfloodingÌýcomes asÌý Ahmara, the region neighbouring war-torn Tigray, seek refuge in Sudan.
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