STORY: At least 11 killed as heavy rains, floods hit N. Sudan: sources
SHOOTING TIME: Aug. 6, 2024
DATELINE: Aug. 7, 2024
LENGTH: 00:00:55
LOCATION: Khartoum
CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT

SHOTLIST:
1. various of rainwater flooding a valley in Abu Hamad city in northern Sudan
2. various of rainwater causing damage to urban infrastructure
3. various of officials inspecting a main road cut off by rainwater
4. various of a water station destroyed by heavy rains

STORYLINE:

Heavy rains and floods have been hitting Abu Hamad city in the River Nile state, northern Sudan, since Monday evening, destroying nearly 70 percent of the city's houses and killing at least 11 people, according to local news outlets and eyewitnesses.

"Heavy rains have battered Abu Hamad city for nine hours, leading to significant property losses, which have not yet been counted," the Sudanese Altaghyeer news website said.

An eyewitness in the city told Xinhua, on condition of anonymity, that at least 11 deaths were recorded inside the morgue of Abu Hamad Hospital, with dozens of injuries, due to the torrential rains and subsequent collapse of hundreds of homes.

Abu Hamad, some 538 km north of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, is one of the largest gold exploration areas in Sudan. It has recently become a major economic center thanks to the gold exploration operations.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Khartoum.
(XHTV)