Sudan appeals for $20 million emergency assistance

The Sudanese government launched an appeal for an international emergency assistance of $20 million to supply food, medicine and shelter to thousands of flood victims.

The head of the government's Humanitarian Commission, Hussein Al-Obeid, launched the appeal during meetings he held with ambassadors from donor countries, delegates of UN agencies and heads of non-governmental organizations in Sudan.

The Sudanese news agency SUNA quoted the official as saying that the victims of the most serious floods in Sudan in 50 years need a assistance of $20 million.