Khartoum — Heavy rains and flash floods in Singa, the capital of Sennar, have destroyed 1,160 houses and damaged another 1,320 homes, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports in its latest weekly bulletin.
As part of an initial response, Civil Defence and Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS) have unblocked drainage networks, relocated affected people, and distributed sandbags to protect from flooding.
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