Sudan floods kill 134 people, destroy 16 900 homes

Flooding across Sudan has killed at least 20 people over the past week, Sudanese officials announced Thursday, raising the official death toll from the floods since the rainy season began in May to 134. The office of Brig. Gen. Abdul-Jalil Abdul-Rahim, the leader of Sudan’s National Council for Civil Defense, said an additional 120 people…

Death toll from seasonal flooding at 100 – Sudan official

Flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Sudan killed at least 100 people since the start of the rainy season in May, an official said Wednesday. The downpours, which began earlier than normal this year, also injured at least 96 others, said Brig. Gen. Abdul-Jalil Abdul-Rahim, spokesman for Sudan’s National Council for…