Sudan today decreed a state of emergency throughout the territory due to the floods that have hit the country since this May, which have caused considerable damage in at least six states and have so far left 80 dead, tens of thousands affected and 35,000 homes destroyed.
The Sudanese state news agency, SUNA, said that the decision was made at a meeting of the Council of Ministers in which it was urged to join efforts to “provide the support and humanitarian aid” necessary to help those affected by the heavy rains. .
Likewise, the National Civil Defense Council was ordered to monitor the situation and to form an emergency committee in all states to manage the resources and humanitarian aid provided by the State, other countries or non-governmental organizations, according to SUNA.
For his part, Cabinet Affairs Minister Othman Hussein said the Foreign Ministry was also urged to “contact foreign delegations” for help.
Interior Minister Hamed Annan assured, according to SUNA, that the states that have suffered the most damage are the southern ones and those through which the Nile passes, such as Al Jazeera, the White Nile, the Nile River, West Kordofan and Kasala.
According to Annan, the heavy rains have so far left 80 dead, around thirty injured of varying severity and have caused the collapse of more than 35,000 homes, as well as the destruction of educational centers and hospitals.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) estimated today that since the start of the rainy season some 146,000 people throughout Sudan have been affected by the floods, according to a statement from the UN agency.
In this sense, he warned that until the end of September, when the rainy season ends, some 460,000 people could be affected.
One of the most destructive recent flood seasons was that of 2020, which left 138 dead, 900,000 affected and 2.2 million hectares of crops flooded, according to the UN.
Source: EFE
