2007 Sudan floods

On 3 July 2007, flash floods during Sudan's rainy season devastated much of the country's central, southern, and western regions. The Sudanese government referred to the floods as the "worst in living memory".An estimated 200,000 Sudanese were made homeless while 122 reportedly died.[2] The United Nations played a principal role in the ensuing recovery and relief program. Quotes We had based our response planning on an assumption that, in addition to 410,000 people already affected by the end of August, up to an additional 215,000 people could be affected by new flooding after then, potentially totalling up to 625,000 for the emergency John Clarke, a UN official We have worked closely with all partners, including Government and non-governmental organizations to ensure that contingency plans were in place Ameerah Haq said External links Category:2000s floods