{{Floods in Sudan have killed at least 15 people in the past two weeks and left almost 100,000 more homeless, officials said.}}<\/p>\n
More than 20,000 houses have been destroyed or badly damaged after heavy rains pounded suburbs of the capital Khartoum.<\/p>\n
Thousands of people have also been displaced in a north Ugandan border town of Elegu after floods washed away their homes. Uganda shares a border with South Sudan, which is Sudan’s neighbour to the south.<\/p>\n
The floods struck after a nearby river overflowed its banks following hours of torrential rains.<\/p>\n
Elegu is a vibrant border town with businesses from local bars to lodges, and markets with cross-border trade between Uganda and South Sudan.<\/p>\n
Moses Okello, who owned rental houses in the town, said they had been destroyed with nothing to salvage.<\/p>\n
“There is no way now. We are stuck. We have nowhere to start,” he said.<\/p>\n
Sarah Ninsiima, another victim whose bar and lodges got submerged, said she had no roof over her head and wondered what she would do next.<\/p>\n
“That day I wanted to go to another place, we were told this place usually floods during rainy season. I heard people screaming that the floods were coming, only to realize the water was knee high and it was on the beds,” said Ninsiima.<\/p>\n
The floods have heightened fears of a cholera outbreak as locals say all the pit latrines were washed away and people have to use bushes as toilets.<\/p>\n
The Ugandan Red Cross has so far delivered a few essentials like blankets and food, but many people remain homeless.<\/p>\n
Weather experts say more rains are expected until October.<\/p>\n
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