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Sudan's Deputy Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid, Ahmed Fadlallah reported new figures on the size of damage and losses due to rain and floods in the country on Friday. The death toll has risen to 78.
In total 89 people were injured. The number of families affected is 65,322; 40,800 homes collapsed totally; 24,444 homes collapsed partially; 184 schools were affected; and 4,707 animals drowned.
67 localities
In total 67 localities are affected in 14 states. Most damage was reported in White Nile state, Kassala, El Gedaref, Khartoum, El Gezira, Sennar, and Red Sea state.
On Friday morning, the first of eight aircraft from Kuwait arrived in Khartoum, carrying 40 tons of relief goods for those affected by floods and rains in Sudan.
Fadlallah said the flight delivered 5,000 blankets, 200,000 boxes with a variety of food, and personal hygiene kits.
'Disaster zone'
As reported by Radio Dabanga last week, the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) have demanded that the government declare Sudan a natural disaster zone following widespread destruction from heavy rains and flash floods over the past months.
They appealed to international, regional, and local voluntary organisations to assist those affected in the affected areas.
Comment: In the same country 3 days earlier a lightning bolt killed 250 sheep in Jumla while in the adjacent mountainous region of Himachal Pradesh in India another 200 met the same fate on August 28th.