
134 DEAD, SCORES OF HOMES WIPED OUT IN SUDAN SEASONAL FLOODS
Flooding in Sudan has killed at least 134 people and destroyed tens of thousands of homes in the northeast African country’s ongoing wet season, police said on Thursday.
Heavy rains usually fall between May and October in Sudan, which faces severe flooding each year, wrecking property, infrastructure and crops.
The National Council for Civil Defence said the floods have killed a total of 134 people; left 120 others injured, and damaged or destroyed more than 128,000 homes so far this wet season.