Flooding in Sudan leaves dozens dead and more stranded
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00:00These people are fleeing flooding in the town of Tokar near the Red Sea in northeastern Sudan.
00:06They do so with difficulty. The town has been severely impacted after floods caused by heavy
00:12rains weeks ago. Residents report people are stranded due to the blockage of main roads.
00:21We are no longer in danger, but our relatives and friends are stuck and surrounded by floodwater.
00:26There is a lack of medical and humanitarian relief, shelter and food.
00:36Rescue operations have been mostly individual.
00:40We were surprised to see only small machines working on the roads.
00:46The collapse of the Abaab Dam near Port Sudan, around 40 kilometers further north a week ago,
00:53has also wreaked havoc in the region. UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohamed
00:58was in Port Sudan on Thursday to highlight the country's humanitarian needs generally.
01:03It has one of the world's biggest displacement crises linked to the ongoing civil war.
01:07We have impending crisis around famine, we are not getting medical supplies in,
01:13where there are health crises, but more importantly we have to remember the suffering
01:18of the people and here to do this with the government of Sudan.
01:24Fighting erupted in the country in April last year. Aid groups say it has prevented
01:29humanitarian supplies reaching the 25 million Sudanese people facing severe hunger.