Some 125,000 refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Sudan have been affected by flash floods caused by heavy rains, UN Refugee Agency spokesperson, Shabia Mantoo, said on Tuesday.
Mantoo said this during a news conference at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
“An estimated 125,000 refugees and IDPs have been affected in total, particularly in East Sudan, White Nile, Darfur and Khartoum, many in urgent need of shelter and other emergency assistance.
“Rains have been particularly heavy in North Darfur, leaving an estimated 35,000 IDPs, locals and refugees in need of help, and where 15 people have tragically died and a further 23 gone missing,’’ Mantoo said.
The official noted substantial damage to the country’s infrastructure and transportation, which makes the delivery of humanitarian aid more challenging.
Since mid-July, Sudan has been experiencing an unusual level of heavy rains, which have caused an outflow of the Blue Nile River.
This had resulted in more than 37,000 homes destroyed and nearly 90 people killed, according to the UN.
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