26/08/2019
'I can't find my home': Sudan villagers reel from Nile floodwaters
Days after a devastating flood swallowed up his village, Alsediq Abdelqader drives his truck through the waters in a desperate attempt to locate his small house north of the Sudanese capital. Flash floods from the Nile inundated his home last week in Wad Ramli village on the eastern river bank, forcing his family who managed to clamber aboard a ferry to the nearest dry land. His drive through the flash floods was not easy as he had to avoid floating mattresses, house appliances and broken tree branches. quot;My entire home is destroyed,quot; said the 57 year old. quot;I have lived all my life in this village and I have never seen a flood like this before. quot;I'm struggling to recognise...
