Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok flew to Sennar state, in central Sudan for a one-day visit to assess the damage caused by Blue Nile floods. He was accompanied by several other ministers and representatives.
Hamdok said that the losses incurred by Sennar outweigh the losses in all regions affected by the floods.
Visiting Singa city and meeting with citizens, the PM stressed that the region needs concerted official and popular efforts at all levels to mitigate and redress the damage.
He also emphasized the continuation of state support and aid for the people.
Lena el-Sheikh, minister of labor and social development, said in addition to 99 deaths, floods this year have injured 46 people, inflicted damage on more than half a million people and caused the total or partial collapse of more than 100,000 homes.
The Security and Defense Council continues to collect data on the true damage done by the floods.
The unprecedented rise in water levels in the Blue and White Niles threatens an environmental calamity that could affect millions.
Authorities have declared a national state of emergency for three months and designated the country a natural disaster zone.
The Director of Civil Defense Police in North Kordofan announced on Monday the death of 11 people as a result of the floods, noting that 375 houses had collapsed in the governorate while 16 government facilities were damaged.
Foreign Minister Omar Qamar El Din on Monday briefed accredited diplomatic missions in the country on the declaration of a state of emergency.
The rates of flooding and rain this year exceeded the records set during 1946 and 1988. More rain is expected.