Overall Orange alert Flood
in Sudan

Event summary

This flood can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 4077
Glide number: 0
Death: 11
Displaced: 100000
Countries: Sudan
From - To 01 Aug - 21 Aug

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Latest media headlines

Articles: 5 | About casualties: 0 | Last hour: 0

‘Sudan’s floods are a test from God’Thu, 15 Aug 2013 11:45:00 +0200.

Khartoum’s roadside refugees have asked the Sudanese government for help after being left homeless by the worst floods in years.
Sudan: Khartoum's roadside refugees call for help after floodsThu, 15 Aug 2013 08:58:00 +0200.

Source: Agence France-Presse Country: Sudan 08/15/2013 03:23 GMT by Ian Timberlake, Abdelmoneim ABU IDRIS ALI KHARTOUM, August 15, 2013 (AFP) - It looks as if an earthquake, not a flood, hit the Khartoum district of Sharq ElNeel. Heavy roof
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Somalia: East Africa Food Crisis: looking backTue, 16 Jul 2013 21:05:00 +0200.

Source: Disasters Emergency Committee Country: Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia DEC 50th: Saleh Saeed, CEO of the DEC, looks back at the East Africa Crisis Appeal and the history of famine in Ethiopia. It was the premonition of a disaster, a nightm
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Sudan: Proposal for Emergency Assistance Grant of USD 1 million relate ... Fri, 12 Jul 2013 22:25:00 +0200.

Source: African Development Bank Country: Sudan BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE 1.1 Background – The Flood Emergency Crisis 1.1.1 The Blue and White Nile States of Northern Sudan ((BNS, WNS) are located in the SouthEas
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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