Since floods devastated their home in eastern Sudan, Ahmed Hadab and his family are surviving on water mixed with milk from their last goat.
“We have no food,” he said after days of searching for sustenance and shelter. The floods have washed away their sorghum, flour, and livestock.
Heavy rains this month have worsened a country already ravaged by 500 days of intense fighting between al Burhan’s army (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces.
The flooding has compounded the destruction, extending beyond the conflict zones.
In Tokar, a town in the less-affected eastern region where people are seen using ropes to rescue others stranded on a bridge’s remnants.
The Arbaat Dam’s collapse in the eastern Red Sea State endangers Port Sudan’s freshwater supply, a crucial refuge for displaced people and aid agencies.
With at least 64 people missing, many are stranded without food or hope of rescue, while hundreds of households are displaced in Sudan’s Northern State.
The UN reports that Darfur’s displacement camps are damaged and aid delays threaten millions with hunger.
The flooding, impacting over 300,000 people, has brought cholera for the second year, with 1,351 cases reported.
Climate change may be behind the extreme rains, as warned by Sudan’s meteorological unit.
The aid response is inadequate, with only a few construction vehicles helping amidst collapsed homes and unburied victims.
