Skip to content
Wednesday, 4 November 2026Malta edition Enquire Malta-24 Briefing @CDNewsDispatch
Malta's world news feed Local perspective with global outlook
CDE.NEWS The Dispatch
Enquire
LATEST
Malta-Based Von der Heyden Group Strengthens Poland Presence With New 4-Star Hotel In Poznań Italy introduces 26% exit tax on wealthy individuals leaving the country US midterms: Nine key issues shaping the vote GO Ventures Backs SPASH as It Builds Portfolio of High-Growth Technology Companies Record 46 Sponsors for FinanceMalta’s 19th Annual Conference Next Week
Sudan

Sudan declares national state of emergency due to floods

cde.news desk · 1 min read
Xinf
People remove water from their flooded houses after flooding of the Nile River at al-Kalakla area, south of Khartoum, Sudan, 29 August 2020. According to media reports, at least 86 people reportedly died due to record flood level of the Nile River that also damaged thousands of houses. EPA-EFE/MOHAMMED ABU OBAID

Sudan’s Security and Defense Council declared a national state of emergency for three months because of floods that have killed 99 people this year and designated Sudan a natural disaster zone, state news agency SUNA reported early on Saturday.

The Sudanese minister of labour and social development said that in addition to the deaths, floods this year have injured 46 people, inflicted damage on more than half a million people and caused the total and partial collapse of more than 100,000 homes, according to SUNA.

The rates of floods and rain for this year exceeded the records set during the years 1946 and 1988, with expectations of continued rising indicators, Minister Lena el-Sheikh added.

The council also announced the formation of a supreme committee headed by the ministry of labor and social development to deal with the ramifications of the floods for the fall of 2020, SUNA said.

Reuters / SUNA

Filed under Sudan
Topics FloodingSudan

More from Sudan

More →
Sudan

UN probe says mass killings, rapes, abductions, starvation by Sudan force amount to genocide

 Sudan

UN secretary general  warns Sudan civil war spiralling out of control

 Sudan

Sudanese army retreats from Libyan border after alleging Haftar attack