News of Blue Nile State

Sudan OCHA bulletin 25: Floods destroy, damage houses in Sennar

June 26 - 2016 KHARTOUM

Heavy rains and flash floods in Singa, the capital of Sennar, have destroyed 1,160 houses and damaged another 1,320 homes, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports in its latest weekly bulletin.

As part of an initial response, Civil Defence and Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS) have unblocked drainage networks, relocated affected people, and distributed sandbags to protect from flooding.

In El Gezira, heavy rains and strong winds have destroyed several buildings in the state’s capital, Wad Madani, according to local media reports. There have also been reports of rains and flash flooding in parts of Blue Nile, White Nile and El Gedaref, and in Kordofan and Darfur.

According to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) update of 31 May, the regional consensus climate outlook for the June-September rainy season indicates an increased likelihood of above normal rainfall over most of the northern parts of the Greater Horn of Africa.

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