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February 26, 1446
August 30, 2024 AD
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Sudanese authorities announced late Monday that the death toll from weeks of flash floods and flooding in the country has risen to 132, with the collapse of a dam in the Red Sea state leaving dozens of people submerged and damaged villages.
In recent weeks, the country has been hit by heavy rains, which caused flooding to overwhelm the Arbat Dam, located just 40 kilometers north of Port Sudan, which has become the country’s de facto capital and is home to the government, diplomats, aid agencies and hundreds of thousands of displaced people.
The Sudanese government emergency department said in a statement that as of Sunday, the death toll from flash floods and floods in 10 states had reached 132, and the number of affected households had increased to 31,666, including 129,650 individuals.
The chamber added that the number of houses collapsed due to flash floods and waterlogging reached 12,420 completely collapsed houses and 11,472 partially collapsed houses.
Last week, the health ministry announced that the death toll from flash floods and waterlogging that have hit several states since June last year has risen to 76.
According to eyewitnesses, water from the dam flooded at least 15 villages and nearly 30 others were partially damaged.
The dam has a capacity of 25 million cubic meters and provides drinking water to cities located on the Red Sea coast.
The collapsed dam was also the main source of water for the city of Port Sudan, which includes the country’s main port on the Red Sea, a functioning airport, and receives much of the country’s much-needed aid.
There have been growing calls from the United Nations and the international community to avert a humanitarian disaster in Sudan that could lead to food shortages, famine and death for millions as fighting spreads to 12 of 18 states.
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