400 Sudanese families left homeless

Heavy floods swept Bawga, north of Khartoum, in the Nile River state of Sudan yesterday night.

Floods left 400 families homeless, although no deaths were reported. The Nile River state's authorities have offered the families food, medicines and tents.

In other news, Sudanese Ambassador to Addis Ababa, Othman Al-Sayed, stated that his country has information about Eritrean military rallies aiming to cut off the Port Sudan-Khartoum road, 'Al-Ahram' daily newspaper said today. The ambassador accused both Eritrea and Uganda of occupying Sudanese territories, the newspaper added.