Sudan has declared a state of emergency after heavy torrential rains caused floods and a swelling of the River Nile and displaced thousands of people, APA can report on Saturday.
The emergency rule which came after Friday’s meeting by a body established to deal with the disaster situation will last for at least three months.
Sudan’s Security and Defence Council expressed fears that the situation cold deteriorate further into a humanitarian disaster of unmanageable proportions.
According to official figures 99 people were killed and scores of others injured after days of heavy rains.
Some 100,000 homes have been destroyed.
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