Death toll from floods rises to 80 in Sudan

Nearly 136,000 Sudanese people have been affected by the floods and heavy rains since June, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

The Council of Ministers declared in its meeting on Sunday a state of alert and emergency regarding the flood disasters that affected six states, namely River Nile, Gezira, White Nile, West Kordofan, South Darfur and Kassala.

“We announce mobilization of the popular and official effort to help the affected people and strengthen early warning and follow-up systems in order to avoid potential damage, explaining that rains had caused severe damage to citizens, as well as in the field of health and education, and the collapse of schools and institutions, which requires urgent intervention,” Sudan News Agency quoted the Acting Minister of Cabinet Affairs Osman Hussein Osman as saying. (ILKHA)