In Northern Sudan, catastrophic floods claim many lives and cause thousands of displacements

Over the past two days, floodwaters have inundated many towns and villages in northern Sudan, killing scores of people and destroying hundreds of homes. The extreme floods has exacerbated the humanitarian crises already afflicting a nation experiencing war and displacement.

As of now, the terrible floods have claimed at least 31 lives in the northern areas, claims Sudanese Civil Defense spokesman Queshi Hussein. Many of the people living here are in dire circumstances; whole towns are underwater and livelihoods have been devastated by the unrelenting rain.

Yassin Abdul Wahab, one of the impacted citizens, lost his house in the disaster and was obliged to build a temporary shelter for his family. “People are sleeping in the streets, and the situation is very bad,” Wahab said with regret. He went on, “We are now working on building a family shelter from collapsed house materials.”

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Officials estimate that around 317,000 people throughout Sudan have been affected by the intense rain and consequent floods this month. Of those impacted, 118,000 people have been displaced, aggravating one of the biggest displacement crises worldwide and aggravating the situation by the continuous war in the nation.

With violence between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) still destroying the country, this week marks 500 days since Sudan slid into conflict. For the millions of Sudanese caught in the crossfire trying to survive among the dual hazards of conflict and natural disaster, the floods have only made their situation worse.