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Source: Dubai-Arabia.net
In light of the floods, torrents and rains that continue to claim damage and lives in Sudan, a storm of solidarity broke out through the communication sites, calling for aid to be dispatched to the bereaved Sudanese.
Under the hashtag # From My Heart
At the same time, Sudanese groups and voluntary organizations began to reach some of the affected areas to provide tents and food.
This occurred when the waters continued to register damage, causing human and economic losses, at a time when humanitarian aid was arriving from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Kuwait and the European Union.
Fury of the nile
In addition, and in addition to the human and material losses previously announced by the government, the director of the French archaeological unit in Sudan, Marc Mayo, warned that the ancient area of Al-Bagrawiya, which in the past was the capital of the Meroitic Kingdom, It is threatened by floods due to the high level of the Nile River. Standard level.
From Sudan (AFP)
The French archaeologist told Agence France-Presse yesterday that Sudanese antiquities inspectors built dams at the site with bags filled with sand and used pumps to draw water to prevent it from destroying this antiquity.
He added: “Never before has floods reached the royal city of Al-Bajrawia, which is 500 meters from the course of the Nile River,” located 200 kilometers north of Khartoum. And Mayo confirmed that “the situation is currently under control”, warning that “if the level of the Nile continues to rise, the measures taken may not be sufficient.” He added that other archaeological sites are threatened by floods along the Nile.
From Sudan (AFP)
The famous pyramids of Meroe
It is noteworthy that the archaeological area of Bahraouia, included since 2003 on the UNESCO World Heritage List, includes the cemetery where the famous pyramids of Meroe are located and the royal city of this central empire that ruled from 350 BC to 350 BC. AD and its lands extended in the Nile Valley for a distance of 1500 km, from the south. Khartoum to the Egyptian border.
From Seoul, Sudan (Archives – Associated Press)
Notably, Sudanese authorities declared a nationwide state of emergency on Saturday due to record floods that killed nearly 100 people and destroyed or damaged more than 100,000 homes, according to the official Sudanese news agency “SUNA.”
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