Sudan declares state of alert, emergency in 6 states over heavy rains, floods - China.org.cn

The Sudanese government on Sunday declared a state of alert and emergency in six states of the country over heavy rains and floods, the official SUNA news agency reported.
"In its meeting on Sunday, the Council of Ministers declared a state of alert and emergency regarding the flood disasters that affected six states, including River Nile, Gezira, White Nile, West Kordofan, South Darfur and Kassala," the report said.

The council stressed the need to mobilize official and popular efforts to attract internal and external humanitarian support from official and popular bodies to provide assistance to the affected people in the states.