We at Save Darfur are concerned about the current suffering of thousands of Sudanese in Khartoum and others states in north Sudan due to recent flooding. The Red Cross just released this statement:
More than 50,000 people whose livelihoods were shattered by floods that have swept across six states in Sudan need urgent assistance now, says the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Socieites (IFRC) as it launches an emergency appeal seeking…$1,893,000.
Entire communities in Khartoum were left without shelter when 20,000 homes from informal settlements were unable to hold out to the force of rushing waters after it rained incessantly for six hours on the 26th of August.
The heavy showers that have pounded the region for the last three weeks have also left a death toll of 20 people and injured 30 others due to collapsed buildings, electric shocks and drowning…
“The risk of an outbreak of water borne diseases emanating from pools of stagnant water and collapsed latrines is imminent for thousands of people living in the capital if more aid is not forthcoming,” says Dr. Dietrich Ficher, head of IFRC’s delegation in Khartoum. Continued rainfall has been predicted in Khartoum and other parts of the Sudan indicating that the emergency is far from over.
We should keep these Sudanese – victims of a natural disaster – in our thoughts and prayers.
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Tags: flooding, Humanitarian Aid, natural disaster, Sudan
