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25 August 2024 (Port Sudan) – An estimated 317,000 people have been affected by heavy rains and flooding across Sudan, the United Nations humanitarian agency (OCHA) said in its latest report.
This includes some 118,000 displaced persons, the report said.
According to OCHA, the worst-hit states include North Darfur, West Darfur, River Nile and North Darfur.
According to the latest news from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, heavy rains and floods have killed at least 39 people and injured 112 people.
“The actual number is likely to be significantly higher,” the report states.
“The risk of disease outbreaks in the affected states is high due to flooding and subsequent standing water. Recently, the Sudanese Ministry of Health has confirmed a total of 556 cases of cholera in Kassala, Gedaref, Aji Jazira and Khartoum states, including 27 deaths,” it added.
The report said more than 30,000 people have been affected by heavy rains and flooding in eastern Sudan since the rainy season began in June.
The report states that these include some 13,843 people in Kassala governorate, 16,868 in Red Sea governorate and 1,662 in Gedaref.
“The rains damaged 190 tents accommodating around 950 people in the Kassala town cluster,” OCHA said in its report. “In addition, 33 schools were damaged in Kassala town, Reifi Gharb Kassala, Halfa Aj Jadeedah and Refi Aroma areas, leaving more than 23,000 children unable to attend school.”
“Authorities and humanitarian partners are continuing to assess the impact of heavy rains and flooding on host communities, refugees and internally displaced persons, and the actual number of people affected is likely to be higher,” the report states.
The floods also destroyed crops and affected major livelihoods such as agriculture, animal husbandry and daily wage labour.
“In River Nile State, the health and water, sanitation and hygiene situation along the Nile River is dire, with contaminated water sources, destroyed latrines and a severe shortage of scorpion venom serum,” the OCHA report said.
“According to partners, the floods damaged 150 public buildings and destroyed more than 32,200 toilets. The Sudan Flood Dashboard reported that 11,381 houses were destroyed and 384 were damaged.
Humanitarian partners are reportedly working with authorities to respond to the urgent needs of people affected by the floods across the country.
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