Sudan floods: Villages submerged as death toll rises

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Source: Al Jazeera

River Gash in Kassala state burst its banks flooding entire villages inhabited by farmers and forcing thousands to flee.

Thousands of houses have been destroyed and several villages submerged after flooding triggered by torrential rainfall killed 100 people across Sudan, according to an aid group in the country.

The Sudanese Red Crescent Society reported on Sunday that 25 people died in eastern Sudan's Kassala, and around 8,000 houses have been destroyed since heavy rains lashed the state two weeks ago.

Nationwide, at least 100 people were killed, the group said.

Read more: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/08/sudan-floods-villages-submerged-death-toll-rises-160814185828482.html

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2. climate change looks exactly like this

floods in arid lands.