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    43 fatalities, at least 3 800 homes destroyed as heavy rains and floods hit Sudan

    ByTeo Blašković Tuesday, August 24, 2021Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    Sudan’s National Council for Civil Defense is reporting at least 43 people lost their lives while 3 838 homes were destroyed and another 8 514 damaged as a result of heavy rains and flooding affecting the country since the end of July 2021 when the rainy…

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    2.8 million affected, more than 280 killed in heavy rains caused by exceptionally strong Indian Ocean Dipole, Eastern Africa

    ByJulie Celestial Thursday, December 5, 2019Wednesday, September 25, 2024

    At least 280 people have died and over 2.8 million others have been affected by the unusually heavy rains, landslides, and severe flooding across Eastern Africa, the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on Thursday, December 5, 2019….

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