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KEY POINTS
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The floods have killed 99 people and injured 46 others. Half a million people are affected and more than 100,000 houses have been damaged or destroyed, according to the government.
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The Government of Sudan, on Friday, September 4, declared a three-month national state of emergency in response to the floods, and the Sovereignty Council established a higher committee to mitigate and address the impact of the 2020 floods.
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The committee is headed by the Ministry of Labor and Social Development and includes all ministries, states and coordinating authorities, as well as local, regional and international response organizations.
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Heavy rains upstream of the Nile River in Ethiopia have caused a rise in the level of the Blue Nile River downstream in Sudan.
The Ethiopian National Meteorological Agency reports that the rains are expected to continue in the next ten days.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE SITUATION
Heavy rains continued in Ethiopia and several parts of Sudan during the previous week. River levels continue to rise, leading to more floods, landslides, and damage to homes and infrastructure. In total, 506,070 people have been affected in 17 of the 18 states, according to data from the Government’s Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC). Last week, the Nile’s water levels reached 17.4m, the highest in 100 years, and by Tuesday it is expected to rise another 30cm to 17.7m. Surface waters detected by satellite over the states of Khartoum, Al-Jazirah and the White Nile show that 500 km2 of land appears to be flooded. The rains have also caused damage in the ‘non-Nile’ states, with North Darfur the most affected, where 73,360 people are affected.
