Darfur deluge kills woman, child, livestock

08/08/2013 23:00

A woman and her four-year-old child have reportedly been killed when a flash flood swept through several villages in Darfur’s East Jebel Marra following heavy rains on Wednesday evening. The rains reportedly fell in the Shangil Tobaya area, across the border in the state of North Darfur. This resulted in flash floods in lower-lying areas. Witnesses told Radio Dabanga that Mariam Mohamed Abdulrahim and her child died in the vicinity of Delma in the Dubbo Al Omda area of the locality. “The floods swept through several villages causing extensive damage to citizens’ homes and property. It also killed 25 head of livestock,” sources reported. News photo by Nafeer Sudan Related: Rains, floods cause 11 deaths, many injuries, destruction across Sudan (6 August 2013) Deaths in Sudan top 38 from rains, floods, storms (4 August 2013)‘Record rainfall levels’ in North Darfur destroy 2,000 homes (2 August 2013)

A woman and her four-year-old child have reportedly been killed when a flash flood swept through several villages in Darfur’s East Jebel Marra following heavy rains on Wednesday evening.

The rains reportedly fell in the Shangil Tobaya area, across the border in the state of North Darfur. This resulted in flash floods in lower-lying areas.

Witnesses told Radio Dabanga that Mariam Mohamed Abdulrahim and her child died in the vicinity of Delma in the Dubbo Al Omda area of the locality.

“The floods swept through several villages causing extensive damage to citizens’ homes and property. It also killed 25 head of livestock,” sources reported.

News photo by Nafeer Sudan

Related:

Rains, floods cause 11 deaths, many injuries, destruction across Sudan (6 August 2013)

Deaths in Sudan top 38 from rains, floods, storms (4 August 2013)

‘Record rainfall levels’ in North Darfur destroy 2,000 homes (2 August 2013)