Death Toll From Heavy Rains

The death toll from recent heavy rains and floods in Sudan has climbed to 79, the country's National Council for Civil Defence said in a statement, the media have reported. Most of Sudan’s 18 states have been affected by heavy rains. In El Gezira, floods broke roads and isolated entire villages in El Gezira. Many agricultural areas have been inundated as well. At least 79 people have been killed. Abdeljalil Abdelrahim, the spokesperson for the National Council for Civil Defence, said on Saturday. An estimated 50,000 houses collapsed completely or partially. On the basis of info from humanitarian organizations on…