Sudan’s flood death toll increases to 102

Last updated on September 11th, 2021 at 08:25 am

Sudan said on Monday that the demise toll from the country’s floods caused by using heavy seasonal rains has risen to 102.

The floods have completely submerged the village of Eltomaniat, north of Khartoum, Col. Abdul-Jaleel Abdul-Rahim, a spokesman for the National Council for Civil Defense, instructed KnowAfrika.

According to neighborhood media, the village, which has around 350 houses, was absolutely broken by way of the floods with its all residents left homeless.

On Saturday, Sudan’s Defense and Security Council declared a countrywide nation of emergency for three months and specific the united states of america a “natural disaster zone” over the floods.

The seasonal rains in Sudan begin in June and proceed via October.

(AnadoluAgency)