Flooding devastates rural areas south of Sudan’s capital
Al Managil, Sudan Reuters After annual rains that have left dozens dead in Sudan, thousands of people in the farming town of Al Managil and surrounding villages have lost homes and property in what they say is the worst flooding in a decade. “We’ve lost everything,” said 29-year-old Butheyna Alhadi, speaking to Reuters amid the […]
Senegal capital wades through floodwater after heavy rain
Dakar, Senegal Reuters Torrential rain fell across Senegal on Wednesday, causing floods in the capital Dakar and bringing down a section of one of the main highways into the city. Cars, scooters and pedestrians inched through torrents of brown knee-deep water as unusually strong downpours battered the semi-arid city, where sandy roads and flat-roofed houses […]