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Floods in Sudan kill 63 since July: Interior ministry

Sudanese men walk in flood water, as a result of flooding and torrential rain, in the town of Osaylat, 50 km southeast of the capital Khartoum, on August 6, 2020.
 

Photo credit: Ashraf Shazly | AFP

By  AFP

What you need to know:

  • Over 14,000 homes and 119 public buildings were destroyed, while more than 16,000 homes have been badly damaged, government civil defence organisations calculate, according to a statement from the interior ministry.

Khartoum,

Sudan on Sunday said floods caused by torrential rains have killed 63 people since July, with thousands more forced from their homes by the seasonal storms.

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