The death toll from flooding triggered by torrential rains in Sudan has risen to 75 and destroyed or damaged tens of thousands of homes, police said on Tuesday.

"The number of people killed by the floods rose to 75, and left 12,551 houses completely destroyed, and another 20,751 partially damaged," a National Council for Civil Defence statement said.

It also said that around 30 people had been injured.

Heavy rains usually fall in Sudan between May and October, and the country faces severe flooding every year, wrecking property, infrastructure and crops.

The eastern state of Kassala, North and South Kordofan state, River Nile state, and South Darfur were among the most badly affected, according to the United Nations.

On Sunday, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), citing government figures, estimated that around 136,000 people had been affected by rains and flooding since this year's rainy season began.

It also said the number of people and localities affected as of August 14 "has doubled" compared with the same period last year.

About 314,500 people were affected across Sudan during the entire rainy season in 2021, according to OCHA.

32 dead, 66,000 affected by rainy-season floods in Niger
Niamey (AFP) Aug 16, 2022 - Flooding and landslides during Niger's rainy season have killed 32 people and affected more than 66,000 since June, authorities in the Sahel state said.

Seventeen people died when their homes collapsed and 15 drowned, while 44 were injured, according to the latest figures from the civil protection services seen by AFP.

The hardest-hit regions include Zinder in the south, Diffa in the southeast and Tillabery in the southwest. The capital Niamey has so far been spared.

The rains have damaged or destroyed more than 7,000 homes, collapsing classrooms, health centres, granaries and shops.

Niger, the world's poorest country by the benchmark of the UN's Human Development Index, is often hit by floods when badly needed rains arrive.

The rainy season, which runs from June to August or September, has become deadlier in recent years, including in the country's desert north.

Last year, at least 70 people died across the country and more than 200,000 were affected, according to local and UN figures.

"On average Niger loses 40 billion CFA francs ($63 million)... due to floods and droughts" each year, said Laouan Magagi, Niger's minister for disaster management.

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