Torrential rains mourn Sudan.
Flooding has killed at least 52 people and damaged or destroyed thousands of homes since the start of the rainy season in May, state media reported on Saturday.
Heavy rains usually fall in Sudan between May and October.
The country then faces serious floods that damage homes, infrastructure and crops.
This year, "a total of 52 people have been killed and 25 others injured due to torrential rains and floods" since the start of the rainy season, according to the official SUNA agency quoting Abdel Jalil Abdelreheem, spokesman for the National Council for Civil Defense (NCCD).
38,000 people affected according to the UN
According to him, 5,345 houses were destroyed and 2,862 others damaged across the country.
Public buildings, businesses and farmland were also affected.
The states of Nile, South Darfur, North Kordofan and South Kordofan are among the most affected.
In a report released on Monday, the United Nations humanitarian agency (OCHA) estimated that around 38,000 people across Sudan have been affected by rains and floods since the start of the rainy season.
About 314,500 people were affected in the country during the rainy season in 2021, according to OCHA.
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