Five killed in Sudan floods: interior minister

Nearly 3,500 houses were affected by floods caused by heavy rains on Friday and Saturday.

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03 August, 2020

Torrential rains often hit Sudan between June and October, resulting in significant flooding [Getty]

At least five people were killed and thousands of homes were damaged by heavy floods in Sudan, the interior minister said in a statement on Monday.

Nearly 3,500 houses were affected by floods caused by heavy rains on Friday and Saturday, interior minister Eltrafi Elsdik said in a statement.

Four of the people killed were in the central Jazira state, and one in the western Darfur region.

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Torrential rains often hit Sudan between June and October, resulting in significant flooding.

Last week heavy downpours broke a dam in Blue Nile state, destroying more than 600 houses.

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