{"id":184803,"date":"2014-07-15T13:54:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-15T13:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/1-000-homes-washed-away-by-rain-in-central-darfur-camps\/"},"modified":"2014-07-15T13:54:00","modified_gmt":"2014-07-15T13:54:00","slug":"1-000-homes-washed-away-by-rain-in-central-darfur-camps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/1-000-homes-washed-away-by-rain-in-central-darfur-camps","title":{"rendered":"1,000 homes washed away by rain in Central Darfur camps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Torrential rains on Saturday destroyed more than 1,000 shelters at the Hamidiya, Khamsa Degaig, Hassahissa, and Teiba camps for the displaced in Zalingei locality, Central Darfur.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have not witnessed rains like this for more than 20 years. Between 4 and 7 pm on Saturday, heavy downpours accompanied by strong winds and hail washed away the possessions of more than 1,000 families,\u201d the coordinator of the Central Darfur camps told Radio Dabanga.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA large number of toilets were destroyed too. Four school classes of Sultan Teirab and Abu Ateem basic schools collapsed. Many trees broke down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The camps coordinator said that those affected are now living in the open, \u201cbereft of everything they owned\u201d. He urged the UN Office for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and the Norwegian and Canadian aid organisations operating in the camps, to \u201cquickly conduct a survey in cooperation with the camp elders, and provide plastic sheets, blankets, and mosquito nets for the affected\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><em>File photo: Shelters in Darfur damaged by rains in 2013 (OCHA)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Related:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiodabanga.org\/node\/76721\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Collapse at West Darfur\u2019s new airport<\/a> (14 July 2014)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiodabanga.org\/node\/75964\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rain leaves thousands living rough in South Darfur<\/a> (1 July 2014)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiodabanga.org\/node\/73908\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rains cause damage, deepen misery in South Darfur<\/a>&nbsp;(28 May 2014)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiodabanga.org\/node\/71884\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heavy rainfall destroys houses, crops in South Darfur<\/a>&nbsp;(28 April 2014)<!--break--><\/p>\n<div class=\"sws_supernormalaction\"><button on=\"tap:superwebshare-lightbox\" class=\"superwebshare_normal_button1 superwebshare-button-large superwebshare-button-square superwebshare_prompt superwebshare_button_svg\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color: #d52631;\" ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"superwebshare-svg\"  fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M789.86,323.67c91.79,0,164.25-72.46,164.25-164.25S881.64,0,789.86,0S625.6,72.46,625.6,164.25c0,4.83,0,14.49,0,24.15L306.76,371.98c-24.15-24.15-57.97-33.82-96.62-33.82c-91.79,0-164.25,72.46-164.25,164.25s72.46,164.25,164.25,164.25c38.65,0,72.46-14.49,96.62-33.82L625.6,821.26c0,9.66,0,14.49,0,19.32c0,86.96,72.46,159.42,159.42,159.42s159.42-72.46,159.42-159.42s-67.63-159.42-154.59-159.42c-33.82,0-67.63,9.66-96.62,33.82L374.4,526.57c0-9.66,0-19.32,0-24.15s0-14.49,0-24.15l318.84-188.41C717.39,314.01,751.21,323.67,789.86,323.67z\" \/><\/svg><span>Share article<\/span><\/button><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Torrential rains on Saturday destroyed more than 1,000 shelters at the Hamidiya, Khamsa Degaig, Hassahissa, and Teiba camps for the displaced in Zalingei locality, Central Darfur. \u201cWe have not witnessed rains like this for more than 20 years. Between 4 and 7 pm on Saturday, heavy downpours accompanied by strong winds and hail washed away the possessions of more than 1,000 families,\u201d the coordinator of the Central Darfur camps told Radio Dabanga. \u201cA large number of toilets were destroyed too. Four school classes of Sultan Teirab and Abu Ateem basic schools collapsed. Many trees broke down.\u201d The camps coordinator said that those affected are now living in the open, \u201cbereft of everything they owned\u201d. He urged the UN Office for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and the Norwegian and Canadian aid organisations operating in the camps, to \u201cquickly conduct a survey in cooperation with the camp elders, and provide plastic sheets, blankets, and mosquito nets for the affected\u201d. File photo: Shelters in Darfur damaged by rains in 2013 (OCHA) Related:Collapse at West Darfur\u2019s new airport (14 July 2014)Rain leaves thousands living rough in South Darfur (1 July 2014) Rains cause damage, deepen misery in South Darfur\u00a0(28 May 2014) Heavy rainfall destroys houses, crops in South Darfur\u00a0(28 April 2014)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-184803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>1,000 homes washed away by rain in Central Darfur camps - Dabanga Radio TV Online<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/1-000-homes-washed-away-by-rain-in-central-darfur-camps\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"1,000 homes washed away by rain in Central Darfur camps - Dabanga Radio TV Online\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Torrential rains on Saturday destroyed more than 1,000 shelters at the Hamidiya, Khamsa Degaig, Hassahissa, and Teiba camps for the displaced in Zalingei locality, Central Darfur. \u201cWe have not witnessed rains like this for more than 20 years. 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