Flood destroying Sudan
Sudan, Local, 9/11/1998

Sudan revealed yesterday that more than 204,000 families have been displaced due to floods.

Hussien Ebid, the general delegate of the Humanitarian Aid Commission, said during his meeting with ambassadors from Islamic and Arab countries in Khartoum that the floods have destroyed 119,000 houses, 95 schools and 60 health corporations, in addition to 3 million feaddans of agricultural lands,

Ebid referred to the flooding of Tuti Island in Khartoum due to the flood of the Blue Nile that hit at least 100 houses and schools and flooded farms.

Moreover the floods have damaged parts of railways linking Khartoum with Port Sudan, the main harbor in the country.

Sudan urged the international community for more aid to confront the catastrophe made by the floods in the eastern, and northern parts of the country. Sudan confirmed the need for $19.5 million for shelter, food, and health services for the victims of natural disasters.

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