List of Sudan floods explained

In Sudan, frequent floods occur due to the high water levels of the Blue Nile River, which meets the White Nile in Khartoum. From 2017 to 2021, there were 388,600 people affected by floods annually.[1]

List

!date of flood!level!losses
1946unknown The 1946 flood caused great destruction in Sudan, causing casualties and caused the spread of infectious diseases[2]
198876 dead, hundreds wounded, and many economic losses
2007unknown64 dead, 335 wounded, and 30,000 homes destroyed[3]
2013More than 300,000 people were affected, the flood destroyed more than 25,000 homes. Government agencies also announced the deaths of nearly 50 people.[4]
2018At least 23 people were killed, more than 60 people were injured, more than 19,640 homes were destroyed, and an estimated 222,275 people were affected by these floods.[5]
2020More than At least 100 people were killed, more than 500,000 people were affected by the flood, and more than 100,000 square meters were destroyed.[6]
2022According to reports, more than 97,227 have been displaced,[7] 4,800 livestock have been lost, and nearly 5,100 hectares of land have been damaged or destroyed.[8] [9]

References

  1. Web site: Sudan: Humanitarian Update, September 2022 (No. 08) - Sudan ReliefWeb . 2022-10-30 . reliefweb.int . en.
  2. Web site: سنتمتران يفصلان النيل عن فيضان 1946 القياسي واجلاء سكان قرية غمرتها السيول بالدمازين – صحيفة التغيير السودانية, اخبار السودان . 2024-03-03 . ar.
  3. Web site: Dawn Daily: United Nations estimates damage caused by Sudan floods . https://web.archive.org/web/20090102005557/http://www.dawn.com/2007/08/06/rss.htm . 2 January 2009 . 12 August 2007.
  4. Web site: 23 August 2013 . Floods affect 300,000 across Sudan . https://web.archive.org/web/20190909053726/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2013/08/2013823113149149635.html . 2019-09-09 . 24 August 2013 . الجزيرة (قناة).
  5. Web site: السودان.. فيضانات تقتل وتصيب عشرات الحرة . 2024-03-03 . www.alhurra.com . ar.
  6. Web site: فيضانات السودان.. عشرات القتلى و100 ألف منزل منهار وإعلان البلاد منطقة كوارث طبيعية . 2024-03-03 . الجزيرة نت . ar.
  7. Web site: Sudan - Rainy Season Summary (May–October) (Update 009) Displacement . 2022-10-29 . displacement.iom.int.
  8. Web site: (Updated) Sudan – Flood Death Toll Rises, Nile Climbs Above Alert Level in Khartoum – FloodList . 2022-10-30 . floodlist.com.
  9. Web site: Refugees . United Nations High Commissioner for . Devastation in South Sudan following fourth year of historic floods . 2022-10-30 . UNHCR . en.