Nine dead as floods sweep northern Sudan: official

PORT SUDAN: Flash floods have killed nine people in Sudan, a civil defense official told AFP on Wednesday, after heavy seasonal rains triggered flooding and flattened homes in the Nile Valley. The official said the deaths occurred when a torrential downpour struck the northern city of Al-Dammer, the capital of River Nile State, on Tuesday, with the floodwaters surrounding five neighborhoods and impeding access. The rains also submerged parts of the main road between Atbara in northeastern Sudan and the capital Khartoum, about 300 kilometers (186 miles) to the south, cutting off traffic.

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