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Mohannad Hamdnallah - Flood victim, Sudan: “Our house has completely collapsed”

Mohannad Hamdnallah surveys the remains of his home in Khartoum State. Since early August more than half a million people in 16 Sudanese states have been affected by floods Ayman Elias Ibrahim/IRIN
Mohannad Hamdnallah surveys the remains of his home in Khartoum State. Since early August more than half a million people in 16 Sudanese states have been affected by floods
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    More than half a million people in 16 of Sudan’s 18 states have been affected by flooding since early August. The worst affected is Khartoum State, where some 36,000 homes are thought to have been destroyed or damaged.

    Among those to lose their house is Mohannad Hamdnallah, a 36-year-old construction worker from Marabie al-Shareef in Sharq al-Nile locality, in the east of Khartoum State.

    “I was left here alone, as you see, to rebuild the house, because the only assistance we have got so far is a tent from the Red Crescent, and it’s not safe for all of our [12] family members to stay in.

    “Our father is getting old. He worked as a labourer, but doesn’t work now because he is diabetic. I am staying here in this tent, along with some of my friends, so as to rebuild the house, which we only built six months ago.

    “There is a complete absence of officials, and they only focus on appearing in the media and making promises; we cannot wait for a long time.

    “Our house consisted of two bedrooms, a guest room and two latrines; all these have completely collapsed.

    “I just got married three months before the floods. My wife and I live together with my family, parents, brothers and sisters.

    “I’m a construction worker. Now I’m forced to stop work to rebuild our own house and in the meantime we have no other income.

    “We are planning to build one room first so as to be able to complete the rest of the house, but I’m not sure if we can."

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