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PORT SUDAN: Flash floods have killed nine people in Sudan, a civil defense official told AFP on Wednesday, after heavy seasonal rains triggered flooding and flattened homes in the Nile Valley.
The official said the deaths occurred when a torrential downpour struck the northern city of Al-Dammer, the capital of River Nile State, on Tuesday, with the floodwaters surrounding five neighborhoods and impeding access.
The rains also submerged parts of the main road between Atbara in northeastern Sudan and the capital Khartoum, about 300 kilometers (186 miles) to the south, cutting off traffic.
Sudan鈥檚 rainy season reaches its height in August, typically affecting the south and southeast of the country. But in recent years, rainfall has increasingly reached into the desert regions to the north, and as far as the border with Egypt.
In the eastern state of Gedaref, authorities also reported roughly 600 homes were damaged in the rains and more than 8,500 acres of farmland left underwater.
Emergency officials in the state warned villages had been left isolated by the floods with key roads severed, particularly in the towns of Gallabat and Qala Al-Nahl.
The area contains some of Sudan鈥檚 most important agricultural zones, producing staples such as sorghum, sesame and groundnuts.
Sudan鈥檚 meteorological authority issued an orange-level warning on Tuesday for Khartoum as well as the neighboring River Nile and White Nile states.
It cited a 鈥渉igh risk鈥� of further heavy rain, strong winds and thunderstorms likely to cause rapid water surges and flooding.
Sudan has been struck by flooding amid a devastating war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), now in its third year.
The conflict, which erupted in April 2023, has killed tens of thousands, displaced millions and ravaged vital infrastructure 鈥� creating what the United Nations calls the world鈥檚 largest displacement and hunger crisis.