- Title: Flooding devastates rural areas south of Sudan's capital
- Date: 24th August 2022
- Summary: AL MANAGIL, GEZIRA STATE, SUDAN (AUGUST 23, 2022) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF DRONE SHOTS SHOWING VILLAGE AND BUILDINS FLOODED WITH WATER (MUTE) VARIOUS OF PEOPLE MOVING ON DONKEY-DRIVEN CARTS MOSTLY SUBMERGED IN FLOOD WATER CAR MOVING AWAY / LARGE TRUCK STUCK IN FLOOD WATER IN BACKGROUND VARIOUS OF PEOPLE STANDING ON ROCKS AND REMAINS OF DESTROYED CONCRETE WITH FLOOD WATER AROUND (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) CITIZEN PARTICIPATING IN RESCUE EFFORTS, HISHAM ALI, SAYING: "We need to pass to Al Managil (from a bridge at the village's entrance) but we can't. We have been waiting here for more than three days and everytime we try to cross the street to move, honestly we couldn't. There is a real humanitarian catastrophe in Al Managil and this is a problem that the entire society should help with all its sectors and resources. The only solution is to deliver aid via planes and we urge governmental agencies to facilitate the movement of aid to our brothers in Al Managil." TRUCK UNLOADING DIRT MEMBER OF SECURITY WATCHING VARIOUS OF TRUCK UNLOADING DIRT AND DRIVING AWAY MEMBER OF SECURITY GIVING INSTRUCTIONS FOR CARS TO MOVE WOMEN WALKING IN FLOOD WATER FLOODED HOUSES PEOPLE'S PERSONAL BELONGINGS ON MAKESHIFT SHELTER CHILDREN ON FLOOR TOOTHRBUSHES (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DISPLACED SUDANESE CITIZEN, BOUTHAINA AL-HADY, SAYING: "If the rain comes, we only have this hut, we have nowhere else. Is there anyone that loves to see children suffering? You see our children, where are we supposed to take them?" FAMILIES SITTING AND TALKING AT SHELTER WOMAN COMBING CHILD'S HAIR PEOPLE GATHERING AT SHELTER VARIOUS OF DAMAGED BUILDINGS (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DISPLACED SUDANESE CITIZEN, ABBAS MOHAMMED, SAYING: "We were struck by the floods and all houses collapsed. The houses of my two sons completely collapsed and I have two wives. All the houses collapsed and I only have this iron hut and I'm currently homeless at the village." VARIOUS OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AT SITE (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) LOCAL LEADER, ALTAYIB ABDALLAH, SAYING: "This is completely by the people's efforts, all is done by good people, businessmen and the contributions of citizens to end the suffering of these people and also by feeding them. There is no governmental intervention, no support and nothing offered by the government to the people. This is all completely by the people." VARIOUS OF PEOPLE STIRRING FOOD IN LARGE POT
- Embargoed: 7th September 2022 14:53
- Keywords: Al Managil Damage Devastation Floods Gezira State Rain Sudan
- Location: AL MANAGIL, GEZIRA STATE, SUDAN
- City: AL MANAGIL, GEZIRA STATE, SUDAN
- Country: Sudan
- Topics: Africa,Disaster/Accidents,Floods
- Reuters ID: LVA001028224082022RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: After annual rains that have left dozens dead in Sudan, thousands of people in the farming town of Al Managil and surrounding villages have lost homes and property in what they say is the worst flooding in a decade.
Nationwide, more than 150,000 people have been affected by flooding so far this year, double the number at the same stage of last year's rainy season, the United Nations says. Authorities say 89 people have died and about 50,000 homes have been damaged.
By the end of the rainy season, which typically continues in September, the United Nations expects at least 460,000 people to have been hit, a higher number than most previous years, due to heavier rain as well as lack of mitigation.
In Al Managil, a farming area about 150 km (90 miles) south of the capital Khartoum and lined with overflowing irrigation ditches, Sudanese Red Crescent official Jamal Mustafa said more than 100 villages had been cut off and 10,000 homes had been damaged or collapsed. At least 3,000 people had sought shelter in makeshift camps.
Residents said they had limited access to drinking water or food, with most assistance cut off by water two meters (6.5 feet) deep in some places.
Sudan's sovereign council head Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Sunday (August 21) said the government would provide the necessary assistance to Al Managil, including clearing ditches, fixing the main road to the area and providing compensation.
Trucks carrying aid from Qatar and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces could be seen waiting for roads to clear.
Some members of the army engineering corps were seen trying to clear the main road, but locals said they had been struggling to divert water back into irrigation ditches mostly on their own.
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