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08 Sep 2020

Record floods threaten pyramid sites in Sudan

Record floods in Sudan have threatened sites housing the royal pyramids of Meroe and Nuri, two of the country`s most important archaeological areas. The royal bath at Meroe, a basin that fills during the annual flooding of the Nile, was at risk from unprecedented water levels. Teams have been working since Monday to protect the site from being swamped, said Hatem al-Nour, director of Sudan`s antiquities and museums authority.

30 Aug 2020

Floods kill at least 90 across Sudan, capital Khartoum hit hard in recent days

More than 380,000 people in all but one of Sudan's 18 provinces have been affected by heavy rainfall and flooding since the start of the rainy season in July, according to official statistics. Most of the affected families were forced to seek shelter with relatives and host communities, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The flooding also damaged at least 43 schools and 2,671 health facilities across the country, the UN Agency said. At least 2,000 water sources have been contaminated or are now non-functional, it said.

04 Aug 2016

Sudan floods kill 76, destroy thousands of houses

Floods and heavy rain in Sudan have killed 76 people and destroyed thousands of homes in recent days, the interior minister said on Thursday.

17 Jul 2016

Floods kill 9 in Sudan's Darfur

The deaths occurred in the town of El-Fasher, the capital of the state of North Darfur.

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