Overall Green Flood alert for Sudan in Sudan on 27 Jul 2020 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Flood for Sudan

in Sudan

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Flood Sudan can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	FL 1100561
Death:	11
Displaced:	-
Countries:	Sudan
From - To	27 Jul - 27 Jul

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Sudan, July to August 2020Heavy rain from late July caused flooding and a dam to fail in Blue Nile state, Sudan. Flooding also affected areas of Khartoum state and North Darfur. The Interior Ministry, quoted by media, reported 5 fatalities (locations were not provided). Sudan Red Crescent reported over 1,200 homes were damaged by the floods and dam collapsed in Blue Nile State. According to UNOCHA, 6 people died in Gezira State after a violent storm on 28 July. It is not clear if these are the same fatalities reported by the Interior Ministry.Mon 27 Jul 2020FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS

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