Flooding devastates rural areas south of Sudan's capital


  • World
  • Wednesday, 24 Aug 2022

A woman collects her belongings after sustaining water damage to her house during floods in Al-Managil locality, in Jazeera State, Sudan August 23, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah

AL MANAGIL, Sudan (Reuters) -After annual rains that have left dozens dead in Sudan, thousands of people in the farming town of Al Managil and surrounding villages have lost homes and property in what they say is the worst flooding in a decade.

"We've lost everything," said 29-year-old Butheyna Alhadi, speaking to Reuters amid the ruins of her family home.

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