75 people died and about 12,000 homes collapsed due to torrential rains and floods in Sudan
On Tuesday, the Sudanese authorities announced the death of 75 people, the injury of 30 others, and the complete and partial collapse of a number of houses due to torrential rains and floods in the country since last June.
A statement issued by the (government) Civil Defense Council stated that "75 people were killed and 30 injured between the beginning of last June and this August due to rain and torrential rain."
She added that the rains and torrential rains also "caused the total collapse of 12,551 houses and 20,275 houses partially, and damaged 33 facilities, 39 stores and stores, 1,470 agricultural acres, in addition to 321 farms and 45 orchards, and the death of 117 livestock."
Member of the Sovereignty Council, Taher Abu Bakr Hajar, arrived in the state of Al-Jazeera (central) on a two-day visit to see the cities and villages that were affected by the torrential rains.
According to a statement issued by the Sovereignty Council, Hajar is accompanied on his visit by the Minister of Urban Development, Roads and Bridges Abdullah Yahya Ahmed, and representatives of the Federal Ministry of Health and Civil Defense.
And on Sunday, the United Nations announced that about 136,000 Sudanese have been affected in various regions of the country by heavy rains and torrential rains since last June.
The autumn rainy season in Sudan lasts from June to October of each year, and heavy rains usually fall during this period.
Usually, torrential rains and floods inundate farms and villages on the banks of the Blue Nile, especially in July and August, the rainy seasons, which usually lead to agricultural damage and building collapse.