Cairo-Egyptian authorities have decided to send aid to Sudan, currently suffering from heavy rains and floods swept most cities of the country.
On Monday, Egypt's Irrigation Minister, Mohamed Abdel-Motaleb, announced that they have given immediate orders for the Egyptian irrigation in Sudan to offer all of its technical and logistical capabilities to Sudan's irrigation ministry.
In statement, Abdel-Motaleb pointed out that the Nile water sector of the irrigation ministry is currently following the measurements of the Nile and its tributaries, the Blue Nile, White Nile and Atbara River
The UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Monday that more than half of the victims are in the area around the capital, Khartoum.
“More rains are expected in the coming days and the estimated number of affected people is likely to rise further as rains continue and as more information becomes available,” OCHA said in a press release.
OCHA's latest estimate comes after downpours on Friday night and is based on data provided by the Sudanese Red Crescent Society and other agencies.
Heavy rains and flash floods in the African country started on August 1 and at first affected almost 100,000 people in several states.