Sudan floods kill 73 citizens

The Sudanese government announced on Monday that floods that hit the country killed 73 people, while indicating that danger stage will end soon. Sudanese Information Minister Ahmed Bilal Osman said in remarks to Al-Ashorooq TV (Sudan Television) that danger stage will end by one week to 10 days. Weather forecasts predict some rains to fall on the Ethiopian Highlands, a matter Sudan should prepare to face, Osman added. The amount of flood's water that descended to Nile River, reached almost two billion cubic meters, he added. The current situation in Sudan is described as a crisis, which can be only avoided through great efforts by the government and the whole society, he stated. The Sudanese civil defense forces issued a number of flood warnings before the autumn seasons to all the states Sudan, he said. Osman explained that the country cannot avoid the floods crisis, despite such information, because the real problem is in the buildings that are blocking valleys to allow flood's water to descend to the Nile River.