Damage
As of 12 August, the emergency has caused the total or partial destruction of over 150,000 homes, leaving at least 750,000 homeless or in need of emergency shelter due to a destroyed home (according to an average of available estimates).
The areas worst affected are the states of Kassala, Khartoum, North Kurdufan, Unity State, and Upper Nile. The United Nations, whilst not providing specific figures for the devastation, estimates that "well over 30,000 houses" were fully destroyed, and "at least 365,000 people" have already been directly affected, including a reported 64 dead and 335 injured.
The United Nations reported on 19 August the following highlights:
- At least 257 schools destroyed, leaving over 56,000 children without primary education.
- At least 12,000 livestock, 16,000 chickens, and 96,000 feddans of crops lost.
- Outbreaks of Waterborne disease continue in Gedaref and Kassala, killing one person every two weeks on average.
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