Darfur displaced present tally of damages

The Association of Displaced Persons and Refugees of Darfur on Tuesday presented humanitarian organisations operating in South Darfur an inventory of the damages caused by the recent rains and floods at Kalma camp in South Darfur. Association spokesman, Hussein Abu Sharati, told Radio Dabanga that the inventory was handed over at a meeting with the organisations. He said that the inventory shows that 58,335 displaced persons were affected and 7,622 houses were destroyed. Abu Sharati said that “at the meeting, the organisations promised to solve the problem in three phases, beginning by distribution of aid”. He confirmed that the organisations have promised that the next phases will involve distribution of tents, plastic sheets and finding places to host the newly displaced persons who are living in the open”.According to UN OCHA, this year’s rain victims have amounted so far to about 150,000 across the whole country. Government sources say that 23,000 families have been affected by rain in the whole country. File photo: A metal bedstead must serve to support the only shelter for this man, his dog, and their precious supply of drinking water in flood-ravaged Sudan (OCHA) Related: Lightning strike in Darfur kills father, leaves sons in coma (14 August 2013)