Fires destroy homes, palm plantations in Sudan

A fire that broke out in a camp for displaced people in Mershing locality destroyed 22 houses where food items and crops were stored on Wednesday afternoon.

The camp Tundobai witnessed the fire at 3pm and has caused the displacement of many people who now live in the open without food, shelter or cover. A listener from the camp reported to Radio Dabanga that local authorities and organisations have been asked to help the affected people.

Northern state palm trees

On Wednesday, a large fire broke out and destroyed hundreds of palm trees at Artemi Island in Dolgo, Northern state. Residents have failed to control the fire.

A farmer said that the cause of the fire, which destroyed an estimated 500 trees, is unknown. He pointed out that Dolgo village has no firefighting truck.

According to statistics from the Nubian Development Committee, about 250,000 palms have been burned between 2005 and 2016. The government does not publicly keep track of statistics on the number of burned palm trees.