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 by Staff Writers Khartoum (AFP) Aug 1, 2020
Hundreds of homes were destroyed or flooded this week as a dam burst after heavy rain in Sudan's Blue Nile state, a local official said Saturday. The dam collapsed on Thursday in the district of Bout in the southeastern state, "destroying more than 600 homes and flooding others", Nousseiba Farouk told AFP by phone. Residents successfully evacuated their homes, she said. Local media said the dam held five million cubic metres of water, used for both agriculture and drinking. "We don't yet have an exact idea of the damage because we have not been able to reach the flooded area," Farouk added. Torrential rains often hit Sudan between June and October, resulting in significant flooding.
Egypt's Sisi says Nile dam saga to 'drag on' Cairo (AFP) July 28, 2020 Egypt's president said Tuesday that talks over Ethiopia's Nile dam would "drag on", but voiced hope for a negotiated settlement to the dispute. "We are negotiating and these negotiations will be a long battle," President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said. But, he added, "we will succeed, God willing." Sisi's comments, in a speech broadcast on state TV, came amid heightened tensions between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over the vast Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile. For nearly a dec ... read more
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