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ACT Alert
Sudan
- 3/01
Worst
flooding in more than a decade
Geneva,
14 August, 2001
According to an OCHA report of the 9th August, 01 Sudan
has been faced with the worst flooding in more than a decade after
the Blue Nile burst its banks in the Eastern Sudan. The water level
in the river reached the highest level ever at 16.2 meters, 0.8 meters
higher than in 1988, which was the highest recorded level in the past
twenty years.
The river overflowed in the Eastern and partially Northern Sudan,
particularly the states of Khartoum, Northern, River Nile, Gezira,
Blue Nile, Upper Nile and Singa. The Sudan Council of Churches
(SCC) an ACT member, reports that Singa State, 300 kilometers
south east of Khartoum was the worst affected with 15 villages devastated
and about 500 families displaced. There was widespread destruction
of houses and infrastructure, damage to food stocks, livestock, and
other properties. The reports indicate that the water levels might
still increase leading to more flooding and displacement of people.
The identified immediate needs include; shelter, food, medicines,
and sanitation facilities.
ACT Coordinating Office is still waiting for information from the
ACT members operating in the Sudan as to whether they would be responding
to this emergency.
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