Official: Over 50 Deaths From Seasonal Floods in Sudan

Official: Over 50 Deaths From Seasonal Floods in Sudan
Cars drive in flood water following heavy rain in Sudan's capital Khartoum on Aug. 13, 2022. Ashraf Shazly/AFP via Getty Images
The Associated Press
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CAIRO—Floods triggered by seasonal torrential rains in Sudan have killed more than 50 people and inundated over 8,170 homes since the rainy season started, a senior police official said Saturday.

Nineteen fatalities have been recorded in North Kordofan province, followed by Nile River province, which reported seven deaths, said Brig. Gen. Abdul-Jalil Abdul-Rahim, spokesman for Sudan’s National Council for Civil Defense. The western Darfur region, which has five provinces, reported 16 deaths, he added.