{"id":187251,"date":"2013-07-19T23:55:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-19T23:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/500-homes-destroyed-by-flood-in-south-darfur-camp-for-displaced\/"},"modified":"2013-07-19T23:55:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-19T23:55:00","slug":"500-homes-destroyed-by-flood-in-south-darfur-camp-for-displaced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/500-homes-destroyed-by-flood-in-south-darfur-camp-for-displaced","title":{"rendered":"500 homes destroyed by flood in South Darfur camp for displaced"},"content":{"rendered":"

Torrential rains that fell from 4am to 8pm on Wednesday caused a flood that destroyed more than 500 homes at Dreige camp for the displaced near Nyala, capital of South Darfur.<\/p>\n

A youth representative told Radio Dabanga that in addition to the rain itself, flood waters rushed into the camp from the direction of Jebel Nyala.<\/p>\n

\u201cHundreds of displaced people are now living in the open without shelter or food,\u201d the youth leader said. The floods have also left dozens of pools of water behind.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said that \u201ca Scottish organisation\u201d promised to provide landfills and to open a drainage canal in the camp, but as yet, nothing has been done. \u201cThis meant that the floods could simply spread through the camp, leaving large puddles everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

The leader warned of \u201ca health disaster\u201d unless humanitarian organisations intervene by providing assistance in the form of tents and plastic sheeting for the displaced.<\/p>\n

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Related: <\/em>Rains cause damage and destruction in Central Darfur <\/a>(15 July 2013)<\/p>\n

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