KHARTOUM, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- A total of 68 people were killed due to rains and floods that have hit several parts of Sudan since June, the country's Interior Minister Khalil Pasha Sairin said Monday.
"The number of deaths due to the floods and rains reached 68 for various reasons, including collapse of houses and drowning, while 130 people were injured," the minister said in a statement.
More than 4,000 houses were completely collapsed, 8,000 houses partially collapsed, and 40 public and private facilities damaged, he said, adding that 198,000 feddans (around 832 square km) of agricultural land were damaged, while a number of animals died.
Flooding, a yearly occurrence in Sudan, typically happens between June and October. Over the past three years, heavy rains have claimed hundreds of lives and destroyed vast swathes of agricultural land.
