Subscribe to our channel! rupt.ly/subscribe Parts of the Sudanese town of Hosh Bannaga in the outskirts of Shendi were submerged in water following severe Blue Nile flooding, as seen in drone footage filmed on Tuesday.
People were seen collecting debris trying to build constructions to replace their destroyed houses.
"Some people are living now under a tree. We don't have anything left. We live in a tent, while the children live under trees. There is no place to shelter us, and the village is still submerged in water," said a Hosh Bannaga local.
The ongoing September flooding is considered to be one of the worst ever recorded in the region, following a continuous rainfall. The flooding affected millions of people, reportedly leaving more than 100 dead.
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SOT, Abbas Kamal, Resident (Arabic): "The water from the flood came from villages next to ours, it destroyed all of our houses, furniture and belongings, they were all lost in the flood."
SOT, Safaa Ali Rabeh, Resident (Arabic): "The areas which the water reached between 4 am and 10 am were totally submerged in water, meanwhile, we were being evacuated from our houses to safer places. All the houses were completely empty by 11 am. Several houses were entirely destroyed, we managed to save some furniture, but the rest was gone with the water."
SOT, Al Taj Ali, Resident (Arabic): "Some people are living now under a tree. We don't have anything left. We live in a tent; while the children live under the trees. There is no place to shelter us, and the village is still submerged in water."
SOT, Al Taj Ali, Resident (Arabic): "We are building a hut out of wood and plastic sheets to shelter ourselves and our families, until things get better."
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