Spread of Diseases and Rising Deaths Due to Rain and Floods

Sudan Events – Reports

The spread of epidemic diseases and the number of deaths and injured are increasing due to the ongoing rains and floods in various parts of Sudan.

The Flood Emergency Room at the Ministry of Health reported in a statement that “the number of localities affected by the rains and floods has reached 38 localities in 9 states, with 9,777 families affected, 208 people injured, and 53 deaths.”

The statement revealed a rise in cases of watery diarrhea in the states of Kassala, Khartoum, and Al-Jazira to 192 cases, most of them in the Kassala State areas, where 12 people died from the disease.