The Sudanese woman, Amani Mohamed, did not expect - in her worst nightmare - that she and her children would resort to living near a cemetery to bury the dead in the capital, Khartoum, due to the torrents and floods that completely destroyed her home.
Under the weight of a scorching sun during the day, uninterrupted rains at night, and a lack of food, medicine and drinking water, the homeless people live in the floods.
Fleeing families are not afraid of the Blue Nile rebellion alone, but also of its repercussions represented by the loss of all their possessions and savings, in addition to the spread of diseases and the poor environmental and health situation that the flood will leave behind.
Amani, 51, fled - within 90 families - from the Blue Nile flood more than 20 days ago, to an empty plot of land next to a cemetery to bury the dead in the Shambat neighborhood, north of the capital, Khartoum.
Amani says that families shattered by poverty have been severely damaged by the torrential waters and floods, adding, "We have children, and we are poor and now we live on farms next to the cemetery, and earn our livelihood day by day. We left all our savings in houses that were flooded."
The lady called on government agencies to intervene to provide urgent humanitarian aid to save children from hunger and disease.
As for Tamariyah Adam Ramadan (47 years), who also lives in the same place next to the cemetery, she says that the families whose homes were swept away by the waters of the Blue Nile flood need shelter, food and medicine, and adds, "The water left us with nothing, and for more than 20 days we resorted to a space. Empty next to the cemetery, we do not have anything, and we have sick children. We need tents to shelter the children from the rain, because we are living in the open. "
The torrential rain falls at night, compounding the suffering of the afflicted (Anatolia)
Displaced students
The Nile flood has greatly affected the students, especially those preparing for the high school diploma exam, including Sakina Abdullah (18 years), who is forced to study her lessons in the evening through dim lighting emanating from her small phone, so that the time will help her in preparing for the high school diploma, and she says that she lives Catastrophic conditions in conjunction with exam conditions.
"We were raided by the water, our homes and books flooded, our papers were lost underneath and we could not get them out, and we resorted to the cemetery to live next to it without the basic necessities of life. I study my lessons by lighting a mobile phone, but reading is very difficult in a dim light, not to mention the high temperature and insects."
Sakina demands the government to reach those affected by the torrents and floods, to save them from the tragic situation in which they are living, and to transport them to safe places.
More than 70,000 homes were affected by floods (Anatolia)
Initiatives and Damages
Some humanitarian organizations are trying to reach those affected by floods and torrents and provide them with assistance, but their capabilities remain limited in light of the catastrophic conditions for families in search of shelter, food and medicine.
The head of the "Mother of the Knights" charity initiative, Hanan Fahmy - to Anadolu Agency - says that the initiative provided breakfast for those affected by the torrents and floods in the Shambat neighborhood, and seeks in the future to restrict the affected people to provide them with tarpaulins and tents.
And Saturday, the Ministry of the Interior announced that 106 people were killed by the torrents and floods, while 54 others were injured, and the number of damaged homes reached more than 70,000.
And recently, the governor (governor) of Khartoum, Ayman Khaled Nimer, issued a decision to establish the Fall Health Emergency Room headed by the Director General of the Ministry of Health in the state.
The Chamber is concerned with following up the health situation in the various regions of the state with regard to diseases resulting from the fall, and the follow-up of health centers to provide good medical and medicinal services, in addition to providing health personnel and medicines.
According to a report by the United Nations Office of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) yesterday, more than 506,000 people have been affected since the start of the rains, more than 110,000 of them in the first week of September alone.
The UN report indicated that the largest number of those affected are in Khartoum State, as river torrents and flash floods left 100,000 in need of urgent shelter, household supplies, clean water, sanitation and health services, in the three capital cities, Khartoum, Omdurman and Bahri.
The autumn rainy season in Sudan begins from June of each year and continues until October, and usually strong rains fall during this period, and the country faces annual floods and widespread floods.