Heavy rains, storms in Darfur affect displaced

Heavy rainfalls on Sunday destroyed houses of more than 2000 displaced people in Khor Abeche who were gathered at the UNAMID camp in the area since the December 2010 attack on their area. A sheikh of the displaced people told Radio Dabanga that they have lost food and shelter and appealed to the UN and human rights organizations to expedite relief to those affected. Different areas in Darfur have been witnessing heavy rains; in north Darfur, two people were hit by lightning, Mara Idriss Ali Gardia who died and Hawa Abdulla Khatir who was injured. The lightning struck in the area of Dankarara north of Zamzam village near El Fasher on Sunday. Hawa was transferred to El Fasher Hospital for treatment. Dankarara and El Fasher also witnessed heavy rainfalls in recent days.