Floods have continued to cause devastation in Sudan and more than 100 people killed and thousands affected by torrential rains, reports AL Jazeera.
Governmental authorities declared emergency in six of the provinces in the country hardest-hit by the flooding.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on Wednesday said at least 258,000 people have been affected by the floods in 15 out of 18 provinces.
Many residents have been forced out of their homes since heavy rains hit the region more than two weeks ago.
Gezira is one of the states where the government has declared a disaster. Dozens of villages have been submerged here since the beginning of the rainy season, leaving hundreds of families homeless.
Many people have sought refuge on drier land, but said that they are yet to receive any help.
“We woke up to water entering the homes and got out what we can. Every hour we hear a house has fallen, or a sewage system has collapsed or a wall has come down. There is nothing left,” Adam Ismail, a resident of Wad Alnaeim, told Al Jazeera.
A local resident, Hamdan Tia, told Al Jazeera he had put up barricades, but that his house still suffered major damage.
“We took out the children and what furniture we could but the house has been destroyed. We built barriers and are still draining out the water,” he said.
“Now we’re worried about the diseases the water can bring, like malaria and infections.”
Heavy rainfall in Sudan occurs every year between June and October.
Last year, torrential rains in Sudan killed more than 80 people and left thousands of homes submerged in water.
Meanwhile, in 2020, some 800,000 people were affected by the floods, leading Sudan to declare a state of emergency.
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