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Sudan’s summer flooding continues, raising death toll to 134

FILE - People walk on a flooded road after a heavy rainfall in the village of Aboud in the El-Manaqil district of the Al-Jazirah province, southeast of Khartoum, Sudan, Monday, August 22 2022. Flash flooding across Sudan has killed at least 20 people over the past week, raising the official death toll since the rainy season began in May to 134. The country's National Council for Civil Defense said an additional 120 people had been injured in the flooding in the past week. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali, File) FILE - A man walks in water near what is left of his house after heavy rainfall in the village of Aboud in the El-Manaqil district of the Al-Jazirah province, southeast of Khartoum, Sudan, August 23, 2022. Flash flooding across Sudan has killed at least 20 people over the past week, raising the official death toll since the rainy season began in May to 134. The country's National Council for Civil Defense said an additional 120 people had been injured in the flooding in the past week. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali, File) FILE - Damage is seen after a heavy rainfall in the village of Aboud in the El-Manaqil district of the Al-Jazirah Province of Sudan on August 22 2022. The U.N. estimated that more than 100,000 people have been affected by floods in eastern Sudan and the Kordofan states. Sudan's rainy season usually lasts until September, with floods peaking just before then. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali, File) FILE - Damage is seen after a heavy rainfall in the village of Aboud in the El-Manaqil district of the Al-Jazirah Province of Sudan, August 22 2022. Flash flooding across Sudan has killed at least 20 people over the past week, raising the official death toll since the rainy season began in May to 134. The country's National Council for Civil Defense said an additional 120 people had been injured in the flooding in the past week. AP Photo/Marwan Ali, File)
Sudan’s summer flooding continues, raising death toll to 134