September 15, 2020(Khartoum) The United Nations has revealed that the number of people affected by the rain and floods in Sudan has risen to more than 600,000 people, according to the Humanitarian Aid
Commission.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), in its weekly report, said that continued torrential rains and floods have affected an increasing number of people and are causing
more devastation across Sudan, according to the Humanitarian Aid
Commission (HAC).
On September 13, he added, the Humanitarian Aid Commission stated that 650,000 people had been affected by floods in 17 of Sudan’s 18 states.
More than 111,000 homes were destroyed or damaged. The floods also destroyed 1,700 hectares of agricultural land, 179 public facilities (schools, health centers, government offices), 359 shops and
warehouses, and killed 5,500 head of livestock. Nearly 43 percent of all affected are in Khartoum, North Darfur, and Sennar.
The report indicated that the most urgent needs are shelter, non-food items, water and sanitation services.