Sudan .. Calls for the declaration of a state of "natural disaster" as a result of floods

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – The number of victims of torrential rains and floods in Sudan rose to 62, with 98 injured and 35.85,000 families affected by calls for a "natural disaster," the Ministry of Health said on Sunday. .

The number of states affected by floods and floods in 17 states, after the UN said Thursday that 15 states were affected by floods in 18 states in Sudan.

Under-secretary of the Ministry of Health, Suleiman Abdul Jabbar, rejected the declaration of disaster at the global level and said: "We have the capabilities and capabilities and we have not reached the declaration of disaster at the level and the stage of using foreign aid and assistance. "

He said that the number of affected localities reached 65 localities and about 257 villages, districts and neighborhoods and affected 35,800 families throughout Sudan.

He explained that the total number of homes completely collapsed rose to 22.6 million homes and 13,074,000 partially collapsed houses, the collapse of about 8,780 latrines and the death of & 39, about 3,636 animals and had affected 150 public facilities throughout Sudan.

Despite warnings about environmental problems caused by floods and floods, Abdul Jabbar said that there were no environmental problems.

Recently, the warning units of the Sudan Meteorological Authority and the High Commission for Flooding of the Ministry of Irrigation issued warnings, as well as warnings regarding Ethiopia, rains torrential over the next two days on the Ethiopian plateau, main source of the Nile.

The Sudanese authorities have announced the rise of all the upper Nile traps, where the undersecretary of the Sudanese Ministry of Health, said that the flooding of the Nile was the main problem and warned against the gears of the non-cement.

He pointed out that the most affected states are the state of the White Nile, which requires more than an airlift and support, as well as the impact of Sennar, El Fasher and Dermali, to the north from the capital Khartoum, and the locality of Wad el-Mahi in the state of Blue Nile.

The manager pointed out the existence of several problems related to the treatment of floods, including evacuation, which requires toilets, real problem causing environmental problems, as well as a lack of coordination at the level of interventions .

Sudan's civil defense authorities on Sunday morning announced five villages north of the capital, Khartoum, after trapping flood waters and floods, and collapsed the protective bridge at Wad Ramli, 45 km north of the capital. , Khartoum.

Natural disaster area

For their part, the forces of the Declaration of Liberty and Change on Sunday called on the government to declare Sudan a "natural disaster zone", in light of forecasts of rising Nile levels, with persistent rains, and called on international, regional and local voluntary organizations to assist those affected in the affected areas.

The forces of change, in a statement, are following with concern the suffering of the citizens, the damage caused by the rains, floods and floods resulting from the devastating destruction of their villages, their homes and their property, as well as the losses painful in human lives, livestock and animals, and urged citizens to be cautious, especially in areas near floods.