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In early August 1988, severe floods struck Khartoum, the capital of Sudan. On August 4, the Khartoum area received 8.4 inches (210 mm) of rain in 24 hours, more than twice the usual annual rainfall. Heavy rains also fell on August 11 and 13. The rains and subsequent ground flooding destroyed an estimated 127,000 dwellings that had housed approximately 750,000 inhabitants (most of whom had previously been displaced from elsewhere in Sudan). In addition, food and water supplies, sanitation, transportation, and communications were seriously disrupted. Eighty people died in the flooding.

References

1. ^ "International Notes Health Assessment of the Population Affected by Flood Conditions -- Khartoum, Sudan". Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. US Centers for Disease Control. January 6, 1989. Archived from the original on 2001-02-19. Retrieved 2020-10-15. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
2. Kramer, Robert S.; Lobban, Richard A. Jr.; Fluehr-Lobban, Carolyn (2013-03-22). Historical Dictionary of the Sudan. Scarecrow Press. pp. xlviii. ISBN 978-0-8108-7940-9.

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