‘Humanitarian disaster in Red Sea State’: eastern Sudan MP

Torrents and ensuing floods have blocked the roads in Toker and Agig localities, Red Sea State, in eastern Sudan. Member of the Red Sea State parliament, Hamed Idris, warned for a humanitarian disaster. The MP told Radio Dabanga that “the prices of consumer goods, already skyrocketing, will  increase even more as a result of the blocked roads”.  “In addition, the Baraka streambed has been adjusted, on orders by the governor of the state. This streambed used to provide the delta of Toker with irrigation water. Its rearrangement has already led to the failure of the last agricultural season. The water now flows towards the Nile without benefitting the people in the region.”  The MP holds the Red Sea State authorities responsible for the “tragedy” in the two localities. Map indicating Toker and Agig localities (OCHA) Related:Two die after Port Sudan flogging, police contain riots in Kassala (4 August 2014) Growing discontent in Port Sudan: activist interrogated (26 May 2014)Citizens derail Governor’s rally in eastern Sudan (21 May 2014) Protests in Port Sudan against sale of schools (19 May 2014) ’Million signatures campaign’ to remove governor, protests in eastern Sudan (6 May 2014)