Precipitation extremes – in terms of both excess and deficient rainfall – has caused serious disruption with widespread socio-economic impacts in many countries in recent weeks. Here is a glance…
Heavy rainfall in El Gezira state (Sudan) destroyed more than 100 houses and caused the displacement of a number of families. No serious injuries were reported. On Sunday, rains hit…
Heavy downpours followed by flash floods have wreaked havoc across Sudan. Camps for the displaced have been hit exceptionally hard. The Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources has warned people…
The unpredictable annual flow of the Nile River is legendary, as evidenced by the story of Joseph and the Pharaoh, whose dream foretold seven years of abundance followed by seven…
According to a recent report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), the flood situation in Sudan has deteriorated over the last 2 weeks in particular…
The UN says that the flood situation in Sudan has deteriorated further. In late July, the UN reported that 70 people had died and 80,000 affected by the floods. Since…
Heavy rain and flooding since early June has affected about about 80,000 people in Sudan, according to the latest UN Humanitarian Bulletin for Sudan of 31 July 2016. The report…
Heavy rain and flash floods have been reported in several states in Sudan over the last week, causing several fatalities and destroying hundreds of homes. Many of the victims died…
Heavy rains and flash floods in Sudan have destroyed 1,160 houses and damaged another 1,320 homes, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported in a bulletin…
Fifteen states have now been affected by flooding in Sudan over the last month. The worst affected are Khartoum, Kassala, River Nile, North Darfur and White Nile. Also badly affected…
The rainy season has resulted in flooding in 8 states in Sudan, and severe flooding in South Sudan’s Unity state. In Sudan over the last few days over 3,000 houses…
Heavy rainfall on Wednesday 30 July 2014 in Khartoum state, Sudan, has caused severe flooding, prompting officials to declare a state of emergency. The area has been suffering from flooding…
Heavy rainfall, lasting around 30 hours according to some local reports, has left the refugee camp in Bentiu under 50cm of water. The camp is in a UN camp and…
Floods in South Sudan have increased the woes of those communities displaced by the civil war. Amongst the turmoil of civil war in one of the world’s youngest countries, flooding…
More than 5,000 families have been displaced by severe flooding in Bor, the state capital of Jonglei in South Sudan. The floods were caused by the White Nile River breaking…
Sudan has been suffering from the recent flood disaster since early August. Since then: Estimated 574,540 people affected 110,139 houses destroyed or damaged Khartoum is the worst affected state 182,500…
