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As Sudan Rebuilds Government, Flood Victims Rebuild Towns

Esha Sarai

   KHARTOUM -- As Sudan awaits formation of a new government following a
   landmark political deal, hundreds of thousands of houses across the
   country remain under water.

   The rainy season, which causes the Nile to flood every year, hit
   particularly hard this year. And fuel shortages -- the main motivation
   behind the initial protests last year which ousted longtime President
   Omar al Bashir -- have continued to exacerbate the problem.

   "The main issue is draining the water --the pump needs diesel all the
   time and there's no diesel," said Abdul el-Azzem Majid, a resident of
   the flooded Al Azoozab suburb of Khartoum.

   "We need it more than --we can provide everything else but not the
   diesel," said Majid.

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