 | This article needs to be updated. (March 2023) |
.jpg) Map of Sudan from 2011 | |
| Date | September 2020 – 15 November 2020 |
|---|---|
| Location | Sudan |
| Deaths | about 100-500 deaths and over 50 injuries |
| Property damage | 100,000+ houses destroyed |
In September 2020, profuse and continuous rainfall in Sudan caused a devastating flood across 17 out of the 18 states Sudanese states with the Blue Nile reaching water levels not seen for nearly a century. It ranks among the most severe floods recorded in the region. A state of emergency was declared, and teams have worked to prevent damage to threatened archaeological sites. The flood affected more than 3,000,000 people, destroyed more than 100,000 homes, and left more than 100 people dead .[1][2][3]
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- ^ "Record floods threaten pyramid sites in Sudan". 8 September 2020. Archived from the original on 10 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020 – via af.reuters.com.
- ^ "Flooding devastates farms in parts of Sudan - U.N". Reuters. 30 September 2020 – via www.reuters.com.