Surviving Sudan's Dual Crises: Floods and Conflict

Ahmed Hadab and his family are struggling to survive after floods in eastern Sudan destroyed their home. With the country already devastated by conflict, the natural disaster has exacerbated the situation, leaving thousands displaced, without food, or sufficient aid. Climate change has been cited as a contributor to extreme weather causing widespread destruction.

Since floods swept away their home in eastern Sudan, Ahmed Hadab and his family have survived by drinking water mixed with milk from their last surviving goat.

'We don't have any food,' Hadab said after days of searching for sustenance and refuge. Heavy rains this month compounded the devastation from 500 days of conflict between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

Near Tokar, in eastern Sudan, a Reuters reporter described scenes of people being pulled from floodwaters onto remnants of bridges. In Red Sea State, the Arbaat Dam's collapse threatens the freshwater supply for Port Sudan, a haven for displaced people. The United Nations reports that 300,000 people have been affected, with 1,351 cholera cases reported amid the crisis.

(With inputs from agencies.)