Sudan: Torrential Rains in Central Darfur Cause Collapse of More Than 300 Homes

Published in Monday August 13th, 2012 In In the media

August 12, 2012

Major General Mohammad Hassan Ali Bayrak, commisioner of Nertity in Central Darfur, stated that heavy rains in several cities in Central Darfur caused destruction of homes and led to the death of a number of people.

The rains are ongoing for two days now.

The heavy rains and floods caused more than 300 homes and three schools in Nertity to collapse and left an IDP camp in the region destroyed.

The commissioner expressed his fear of the floods’ impact; pointing to the immediate need for health-care intervention. He added that there is an urgent need for plastic sheets, food, medicines and pesticides.

 

Source: All Africa

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