CAIRO — Sudan’s Irrigation Minister Yasser Abbas said Aug. 27 that the level of the Nile hit a record high of 17.48 meters due to the recent deadly floods. It's the highest since the 1912 flood in Sudan, thus breaking the previous record of 17.14 meters.
According to the Sudanese Civil Defense, the floods that have recently ravaged Sudan have destroyed more than 100,000 houses, killed at least 100 people and displaced tens of thousands. Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said in an Aug. 30 tweet, “This year’s flood caused a tragic and painful loss of lives and properties.”