(ETH) – Some of the worst floods in over a century continue to impact Sudan where at least 124 people have reportedly died and nearly 830,000 have been directly impacted. The disaster has placed tremendous strain on humanitarian workers that are struggling as funds are running out that are necessary to continue operations to assist flood victims.
The report states that hundreds of thousands of homes have been damaged or destroyed from the floods while wide swaths of farmland have also been affected just before harvest. Sudan has already been gripped by multiple disasters, including the COVID-19 outbreak, polio, and armed conflict, and only received 15 percent of the 110 million dollar budget necessary for healthcare needs, and only 22 percent of the requested 71.6 million dollar budget for water and hygiene.
“Aid organizations are running out of support and more funding is urgently needed,” said UN OCHA. Sudan has declared a state of emergency for three months due to the catastrophic flooding across 16 states, which has killed 124 people. The Blue Nile River is breaking records from the floods as it has reached more than 17 m (56 feet), which is the worst in nearly a century, according to the Sudanese Ministry of Irrigation.
