Sudan floods kill over 80 people, official says

Sudan floods.

A Sudanese woman looks at a flooded street in the capital Khartoum on September 7, 2021. PHOTO | ABDULMONAM EASSA | AFP

What you need to know:

  • Torrential rains usually fall in Sudan between June and October, and the country faces severe flooding every year, wrecking properties, infrastructure, and crops. 
  • The United Nations estimates that heavy rains and floods have affected some 102,000 people since July.
  • Last year, heavy rains forced Sudan to declare a three-month state of emergency, after flooding affected at least 650,000 people, damaging or destroying more than 110,000 homes.