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At least 30 killed, dozens missing after Sudan dam collapse

A Sudanese man wades through muddy waters after the collapse of the Arbaat Dam, 40km north of Port Sudan following heavy rains and torrential floods © AFP

A dam near Sudan’s Red Sea coast collapsed on Sunday and has claimed at least 30 lives, according to the United Nations. The surging waters devastated at least 20 villages. The dam, in a remote area 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of Port Sudan, supplied drinking water to the Red Sea city.

Surging waters have burst through a dam, wiped out at least 20 villages and left at least 30 people dead but probably many more in eastern Sudan, the United Nations said on Monday, devastating a region already reeling from months of civil war.

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