KHARTOUM (SUDAN) – The Sudanese government and the UN are providing aid to tens of thousands of people who lost their homes in the flooding. Those camping on roadsides and higher grounds are wary when the flood waters of the Nile will reach them.
The state news agency said that the government has allocated as much as 150 million Sudanese pounds (2.11 million pounds) as aid for the victims.
The UNHCR said 100 metric tonnes of relief materials, including blankets, have been flown to Sudan with the help of the United Arab Emirates.
The interior ministry said that floods have killed 102 people and damaged millions of homes. The government has declared a three-month state of emergency.
Idris Ahmed, who was displaced by the floods, said that government was not doing enough. “They are not helping, not doing anything,” he said.
“I, as a citizen, am asking for my citizen’s rights, am looking for refuge.”
Parts of the capital such as Toti Island where the White Nile meets the Blue were submerged and residents boarded boats to check on the state of their houses.
“We hope that things get better, that this flood gets better,” said Alaa Eldin, another victim. “But from what we see, what is coming may be harder… that is why we are calling on everyone to stand by the citizens, the simple, poor citizens who have lost their shelter and home.”
The floods have affected 85,000 internally displaced and 40,000 refugees in Khartoum along the White Nile and the Darfur region, UNHCR said in a statement.