Torrential rains kill 19 in Central and South Darfur

Seven people died, 17 others were injured, and four went missing during heavy rains that swept Deleig in Central Darfur on Tuesday. In Wadi Salih locality, 356 homes collapsed in the Jeddah and Jebelein camps. Torrential rainfall in Kass locality, South Darfur, has led to the death of 12 displaced. A Deleig North camp resident told Radio Dabanga that the torrents also led to the destruction of 570 homes in the two Deleig camps for the displaced. He described the situation as “very serious”, as the people whose houses collapsed are now surviving without food or shelter. He appealed to the Central Darfur State government, relief organisations, and Unamid to urgently provide humanitarian assistance. In Central Darfur’s Wadi Salih locality, 356 homes in the Jeddah and Jebelein camps were entirely destroyed on Tuesday evening. One of the camp sheikhs told Radio Dabanga that the affected families are in urgent need of aid. He appealed via Radio Dabanga to aid organisations to provide tents and plastic sheets. Heavy rainfall in Kass locality, South Darfur, caused the death of 12 displaced, including two children. 2,671 homes were washed away. The coordinator of the Kass camps for the displaced of Kass locality reported to Radio Dabanga that the accumulation of rain water led to the spread of diarrhoea and malaria among the camp residents. File photo: Displaced of the Zamzam camp in North Darfur during a sandstorm – which usually precedes rainfall (Zohra Bensemra/Reuters) Related:Torrential rains kill three, destroy more than 9,000 homes in Darfur (2 September 2014) More than 2,000 homes washed away by rains in Darfur (31 August 2014)