Heavy rains claim life of girl in North Kordofan

A two-year-old girl died in the rains and thunderstorm that swept through El Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan, on Wednesday.

A wall collapsed on the girl in El Wehda El Sahwa district in El Obeid. A number of people told Radio Dabanga that heavy rains have led to the destruction of a number of houses and walls. Several ceilings of houses were uprooted, and water accumulated in the streets and ran into houses.

The most affected districts were El Rigeiba, El Abhath, Teiba south and north, and Karima Block 8. A witness expressed his concern of the spread of mosquitoes and flies and called on the authorities to remove the water ponds from the houses and streets.

Shelters and latrines in camps near Nyala in South Darfur were ravaged by torrential rains this week, and tornadoes in El Gedaref state caused the collapse of 42 electricity towers and ongoing power cuts.