Heavy rains and floods have affected 17 states in Sudan. Will they continue to get worse?

This heavy rain and flood has affected 17 states in Sudan. The affected area is so wide, the problems caused will be very difficult to deal with, and the situation is likely to worsen.

Sudan is located in northeastern Africa, on the coast of the Red Sea and at the eastern end of the Sahara Desert. It ranks fifteenth in the world in terms of land area and is the third largest country in Africa. The country is based on agriculture and animal husbandry, its economic structure is very simple, and its industrial construction is very weak. There are 18 states in the Sudan, and 17 of them have been affected by heavy rains and floods this time. Basically, it can be said that the entire country has been flooded by floods caused by this heavy rain.

The area affected by heavy rains and floods is very wide, and the people affected by the disaster are also very large. Thousands of people are homeless. The floods are ravaging this land and destroying the people who live in this land. people on.

Now the most critical issue for those whose homes have been destroyed by heavy rains and floods is how to obtain clean water sources. The turbid floods have almost covered all clean water sources. Without clean water to drink, they have to Forced to obtain water for survival from turbid floodwaters, even with some means of treatment, it is very easy to contract diseases.

There are too many unclean things in the floods. It is absolutely impossible for you to know which unclean places the water flowing in front of you has covered. What's more, it is not only humans who are affected by heavy rains and floods, but also people. There are various animals living on this land. If these animals are too late to escape the flood, their dead bodies will be washed away by the flood.

As the saying goes, major disasters must lead to major epidemics. A large part of the epidemics caused by floods are caused by humans drinking water mixed with animal carcasses, not to mention that we are currently in the midst of a new coronavirus epidemic. Among them, the next situation in Sudan will definitely be very difficult to handle.

Mainly because heavy rains and floods have submerged transportation routes, and smooth transportation routes are the lifeline of people in disaster areas. Poor transportation routes will not only prevent the affected people from receiving timely rescue, but will also make it difficult for disaster relief supplies to reach the corresponding locations in time.