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= 2022 Sudan floods =

Geographical impact
The effects of flooding have been vast, hitting 16 of Sudan’s 18 states, with South Darfur, Gedaref, Central Darfur, White Nile, and Kassala being the worst hit.

Physical impacts
The physical impacts of flooding vary from place to place and include:


 * Building damage or destruction (including homes, resulting in displacement; schools, with consequent suspending of school year start; medical facilities, reducing access to healthcare; shops)
 * Livestock killed or carried away
 * Loss of crops due to agricultural fields’ inundation


 * Damage to/destruction of roads has meant help cannot reach those in need, and restricted access to markets and health facilities.
 * Loss of belongings, including identity documents.
 * Livelihoods affected in connection with above

Displacement
Flooding occurring from May to 20 October 2022 has resulted in 97,227 newly displaced individuals (54% of whom are women) with the highest figures in Gedaref (35%), North Darfur (17%), South Darfur (13%) and River Nile (10%).

IDPs are staying in a variety of temporary housing solutions: erecting shelters close to their previous homes in areas with less damage, staying with others, sheltering in schools (where still standing), others are sleeping in the open air.

Sudan has a high population of refugees (1.1M) and IDPs (3.7M). Between January and September 2022, inter-communal violence and armed attacks (which is ongoing) caused the displacement of more than 211,000 people. Therefore, many of those displaced by the floods were already IDPs.

South Darfur has the highest concentration of individuals in need, totalling 1,703,267 IDPs, refugees, returnees and other vulnerable people. The state hosts 1.1M IDPs and 30 IDPs camps. Flooding at the Kalma IDPs camp (population: 126,200) has made drinking water unsafe due to contamination and spoiled food stocks. Homes, WASH facilities and school structures were also damaged.