Among the victims were 19 reported in the North Kordofan State in central Sudan, the National Council for Civil Defense said on its website.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, 219 hectares of agricultural land were flooded, 5,345 homes destroyed and 2,862 damaged during the current rainy season across the country, according to the council.<\/p>\n
The River Nile State in the north was among the most severely affected, with a total of 2,732 houses destroyed and about 690 damaged, it added.<\/p>\n
The council’s spokesman Abdul-Jalil Abdul-Rahim urged citizens to stop construction works near rivers or on streams and follow official instructions.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Sudanese Police Civil Defense said convoys carrying accommodating materials, including tents blankets and water pumps, have been sent to the River Nile State and affected states in western Sudan.<\/p>\n
Warning of more heavy rainfall in vast swathes of Sudan this week as cumulus clouds are moving from the Ethiopian plateau in the east, Awad Ibrahim, a local meteorologist, urges people to take precautions.<\/p>\n
Sudan often witnesses floods caused by heavy rains from June to October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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