Heavy rains kill 32 people, over 100 injured in Sudan: Health ministry

August 5, 2024 (KHARTOUM) – At least 32 people were killed and 107 others injured due to the recent torrential rains and floods that hit several states in Sudan, the Health Ministry said on Monday.

“Seven states were affected by the rains and floods, and 5,575 homes were damaged,” Al-Fadil Mohamed Mahmoud, director of the general directorate of health emergencies at the ministry, said in a statement.

Also reported was the rise in cases of diarrhea disease, with more than 100 in Kassala, Kartoum and Gezira states.

Mahmoud said the ministry would adopt the necessary measures to combat rainy season epidemics.

The Sudanese Meteorological Authority has earlier informed citizens to be alert avoid the banks of the seasonal river.

In the recent past, however, heavy rains have claimed hundreds of lives and destroyed agricultural land in Sudan.

Since April last year, Sudan has been witnessing a deadly conflict between the Sudanese army (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Force (RSF), leading to several lost of lives.

An estimated 10.7 million people, according to the United Nations, are now internally displaced in Sudan, with about 2.2 million others seeking refuge in neighboring countries.

(ST)