The rains and torrential rains that hit large parts of the River Nile State in northern Sudan damaged 25 villages and led to the complete collapse of about 3,000 houses and the partial collapse of a thousand others, according to Al Jazeera, Executive Director of Berber Locality in the state, Hassan Hamad Al-Sayed.
The Sudanese local official added that the operations of counting the losses are still ongoing, and that the state authorities intend to provide urgent food aid to the affected people and, at a later time, shelter, but he stressed that the damage that occurred is beyond the state's capabilities.
An appeal and a group of villages in North Berber and al-Ubaidiya, River Nile State...
To the officials of this state, to local officials...
To civil society organizations...
To everyone
, torrential rains and floods...
House demolitions... Road blocks...
Catastrophic conditions now...
We ask God for kindness... pic.twitter.com/NyINotNaFa
— Amin Alkhair (@AminAlkhair1) August 9, 2022
Al-Jazeera correspondent from River Nile State, Osama Sayed Ahmed, described what happened as the Great Nakba, and pointed out that the people are living a real human tragedy and are inspired as their day after losing shelter and drinking water.
The reporter pointed out that there is a great environmental and health danger to the people as a result of the mixing of sewage water with torrential water, in addition to fears of the spread of water diseases as a result of water accumulating for days and submerging the stricken area.
The reporter explained that a number of houses are still surrounded by water, and are on the verge of collapse because they are built of mud.
The reporter quoted local authorities and residents as saying that the heavy rain that fell on Monday was unprecedented for many years, so its impact was devastating.