Water continues to flow to some neighborhoods of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, with the levels of the Nile River and its main branches rising to a record level, which has caused the destruction of dozens of homes and the displacement of hundreds of citizens, at a time when the authorities promised to establish special emergency rooms to help them.
The flood waters completely submerged the Wad Ramli area, about 40 km north of Khartoum, forcing the residents of the area to flee to a nearby temporary camp.
The Sudanese Ministry of Irrigation said that the water level of the Nile River in Khartoum has reached its highest level within 100 years and more than 17 meters, and has warned of devastating floods that may last for about two weeks.
Al-Jazeera correspondent in Khartoum, Al-Taher Al-Marrdi, said that water had stormed many homes in the areas of Al-Shuqilab, Al-Hasanab, Al-Kalakla and Al-Darmali, without leaving their residents the opportunity to transport their belongings from them, and many displaced people did not have suitable tents in the areas to which they fled.
On the other hand, the President of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council, Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan, directed his country's authorities on Saturday to establish special emergency rooms to arrange aid for those affected by the torrents and floods.
During his inspection of the affected people in the Kalakla area, south of the capital, accompanied by a number of officials, Al-Burhan pledged to "provide the necessary needs for those affected."
And recently, the Sudanese Ministry of the Interior announced that the death toll from floods caused by torrential rains and floods during the current season has reached 86 dead and 44 injured, in addition to significant material damage.