Sudan – North Darfur Town Devastated by Rains, Flash Floods
At least 367 homes collapsed and a large number of livestock were killed after heavy rains and flash floods hit Um Kedada in North Darfur at the weekend (04 to…
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Sudan – Floods Death Toll Rises to 78
Sudan’s Deputy Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid, Ahmed Fadlallah reported new figures on the size of damage and losses due to rain and floods in the country on Friday (30 August…
Sudan – Floods Leave 54 Dead, Over 170,000 Affected
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA), reports that recent flooding in Sudan has affected an estimated 171,700 people with further heavy rainfall forecast. Sudan’s Humanitarian Aid Commission…
Sudan – Floods Leave Over 40 Dead and 10,000 Homes Damaged
Sudan news agency SUNA reported on 15 August 2019 that floods across the country have now left at least 46 people dead and damaged almost 10,000 homes. Flooding first hit…
Sudan – Rains in Darfur Leave 6 Dead, Parts of Khartoum and Sennar Flooded
Update, 14 August 2019: Sudan news agency SUNA reported on 13 August that 6 people had died in floods and heavy rain in Gezira State. Original report, 11 August 2019…
Sudan – 12 States Hit by Heavy Rain
According to the Undersecretary of Sudan’s Federal Ministry of Health, 12 states in the country have been affected by torrential rains. Undersecretary Suleiman Abdeljabbar said in a press conference in…
Sudan – Homes Swept Away by Darfur Flash Floods
At least 770 homes have been completely destroyed and hundreds more damaged by flash floods that swept through some of the most vulnerable areas of North Darfur on Monday (10…
Changing Rainfall Poses Dilemma on Dams
A changing climate usually means changing rainfall patterns. And that means a headache for dam builders, reports Kieran Cooke for Climate News Network. LONDON, 23 May, 2019 − For the…
Sudan – Four People Killed in New Floods in Red Sea State
Floods resulting from heavy rains in Red Sea state have killed four people in Tokar on Thursday. The road between Tokar and Port Sudan has been cut off. The commission…
Sudan – Floods in East Leave One Dead, Hundreds Homeless
One man died and five others were wounded in major floods that have ravaged parts of Port Sudan, capital of Red Sea state. The torrential rains and ensuing floods that…
Sudan – Flooding Leaves 23 Dead, 50,000 Displaced
The European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG-ECHO) reports that heavy rains in Sudan since mid-July have caused severe flooding. As many as 8,900 families…
Sudan – Rains Destroy 420 Homes in Central Darfur Camps
Damaging floods have struck Zalingei in Sudan after torrential rain. Report below by Radio Dabanga. Torrential rains on Thursday rain destroyed 430 houses in displaced camps in Zalingei in Central…
‘Adapting to Uncertainty’ Needed in Face of Climate Shocks – Experts
LONDON, May 15 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – What do an Ethiopian coffee grower, a Colombian fisherman and a Vietnamese rice farmer have in common? All three saw their income and…
Sudan – 500 Left Homeless by Floods in Northern Sudan
Merowe — Dozens of houses collapsed in northern Sudan over the past few days because of the overflow of a water source. Reportedly more than 500 families have been displaced.…
Sudan – Floods Collapse Parts of White Nile Dam
A dam in Tindelti in White Nile state, Sudan, partially collapsed as a result of the floods yesterday (04 September, 2017). El Aawaj dam sustained damage as a result of…
Sudan – Floods Displace Dozens of Families in Singa, Sennar
Extreme weather in Sennar (Sennar State, Sudan) has forced approximately 80 families from Singa out of their flooded homes since Friday (01 September). Rivers continue to flood in villages near…
