A dam collapses in eastern Sudan after heavy rainfall and local media report dozens missing
Sudan’s health ministry says a dam has collapsed due to heavy rainfall in the eastern Red Sea state, sending water flooding over nearby homes
CAIRO (AP) — A dam in Sudan’s eastern Red Sea state collapsed and sent water flooding over nearby homes, killing at least four people, the country's health ministry said. Media reports said scores of people were missing.
In a statement late Sunday, the ministry said that the Arbaat dam had collapsed and that resources had been deployed to the area to help the people who had been stranded.
The statement said at least four people had died in the floodwaters but did not give an estimate of how many were missing. However, a local official told the Sudanese news site Al-Tagheer that he believed there to be at least 60 dead. Amr Eissa Taher, the head water resources official for the Red Sea state, said the damage was extensive.
The Sudanese news outlet Medameek, citing the country's air force, reported more than 100 people were missing, and that many other villagers had climbed to rocky hilltops to avoid the rising waters.
