Sudan floods: stranded residents rope-climb to safety | REUTERS

this is how some residents have been escaping deadly floods in Sudan's choka City a dramatic rope climb up one side of what was once a bridge TOA in Sudan's Red Sea state was cut off after flash floods destroyed the main highway to Port Sudan for those who have lost their homes that severed their way out tahar oaj is a local leader the trucks are stuck and there isn't a way to cross and people are going up and down using ropes people are affected because of the property they lost and their belongings that were washed away by the flood they're tired and have nothing the floods have affected more than 300,000 people Nationwide of whom 118,000 have been displaced according to un estimates earlier this week that's as this year's rainy season hits more heavily and in some places earlier than in previous years homes have been destroyed and diseases like chalera have spread in the war ravaged country on Sunday the arbat dam near Port Sudan collapsed resulting in according to the UN the destruction of 20 Villages and hamlets and the loss of dozens of lives Sudan's dams roads and bridges were already in disrup repair before the war between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary rapid support forces broke out in April 2023 since then both sides have funneled the bulk of their resources into the conflict leaving infrastructure badly neglected

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