The course of the Nile in Khartoum has witnessed a noticeable contraction during the past years due to the architectural and agricultural development operations that did not take into account the possibility of the impact of this on the water level in other regions and the attendant great threat to people’s lives and property.
The Khartoum state authorities acknowledged the poor preparations to face the floods and the effects of the possible rainy season; The appointed governor said in media briefings that the preparations are less than required due to the lack of funding; He pointed to the urgent need to find the necessary funding for the work of embankments and protective barriers capable of dealing with the rising levels of the Nile.
The autumn’s recurring problems are inseparable from the deterioration of the infrastructure in Khartoum, which is home to about 9 million people.
Mukhtar Omar Saber, Director General of Roads and Bridges at the Ministry of Infrastructure in Khartoum State, confirms to Sky News Arabia that the autumn water often constitutes a noticeable burden on the infrastructure of roads, water and sewage networks.
Saber explains that the timographic nature of Khartoum does not help the flow of water in the required manner, especially in the event of heavy rains, torrential rains and floods.
In light of the rising water levels, fears are growing among the population, especially in the areas south of Khartoum, which are usually more affected.
Mahmoud Ali, a resident of the Al-Kalakla neighborhood in southern Khartoum, told Sky News Arabia that the residents of the areas near the White Nile are monitoring the situation for profit and organizing night patrols in which young people participate to monitor any potential danger.
Ali explained that the experience of the past two years was harsh for them, as people lost lives and property and faced many diseases and epidemics due to the accumulation of water and poor environmental conditions.
In the past two years, about 200 people were killed by the floods that swept most of Sudan and damaged more than a million citizens, destroyed about a thousand homes and destroyed thousands of acres of agricultural areas.
For more than three weeks, large areas in the north and center of the country have been experiencing a great tragedy due to torrential rains that swept over 250 villages and killed nearly 100 people. Amidst great difficulties in the delivery of humanitarian aid provided from abroad and by local organizations, due to the torrential waters that isolated most of those villages and caused severe damage to some of the main roads.
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