of homes have been damaged a 3rd of sudan's flood victims live in sin offstage levels in the blue nile river have fallen off the submerging thousands of homes but there's now the threat of water borne diseases as families take shelter in schools a state of emergency has been declared and alabama florida and mississippi after hurricane sandy caused has a strong flooding there 4 months worth of rain was dumped on parts of florida and just for hours at least a half a 1000000 people without power. other headlines and i'll have a news hour for you here on al jazeera off the inside story. this south africa doing enough to fight xenophobia human rights watch accuses police and vigilante groups of routinely targeting foreigners so what's needed to ensure equality for all in the so-called nation this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm in wrong routine lethal violence against foreigners an indifference from the police human rights watch says migrants in south africa facing increasing numbers of attacks a year after the launch of a national plan.

nile through the blue nile which contributes to 80 percent of the rivers now we've seen the banks of the nile flooding with homes destroyed neighborhoods completely submerged in water and i've seen people getting displaced as a result so dams government after declaring a 3 month state of emergency has called an aid organizations to try to help those affected and those displaced by the floods now the other reasons that meteorologists say it has resulted in the level in the rise of the 911 are the number of dams that have been built on the nile river over the past few years we've got 3 in dams here in the sudan we've got one on the sudanese egyptian border the aswan dam and there is the grand if you printed on them that is still being built on the ethiopian highlands. on the top of the ethiopian highlands the source of the blue nile river. mali's military has begun talks with opposition groups about handing over power army leaders seized power last month but upon the increasing international pressure to restore civilian rule the military has pledged to step

thousands of homes have been damaged a 3rd of sudan's flood victims live in sin onstage levels in the blue nile river have fallen off the submerging thousands of homes but there's now the threat of water borne diseases as families take shelter in schools a state of emergency has been declared and alabama florida and mississippi after hurricane sandy caused has a strong fix flooding there 4 months worth of rain was dumped on parts of florida and just for hours at least a half a 1000000 people without power. other headlines and i'll have a news hour for you here on al jazeera off the inside story. south africa doing enough to fight xenophobia human rights watch accuses police and vigilante groups of routinely targeting foreigners so what's needed to ensure equality for all in the so-called rainbow nation this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm in wrong routine lethal violence against foreigners an indifference from the police human rights watch says migrants in south africa facing increasing numbers of attacks a year after the launch of a national plan to tackle xenophobia. the watch

capital khartoum but a 3rd of sudan's flood victims live in sonora states water levels in the blue nile river have fallen after submerging thousands of homes but there is the threat of water borne diseases as families take shelter in schools reports from one of those schools and 7 are states where hundreds of people are sheltering. and they have been living in very squalid conditions in these schools some government buildings that they sought shelter in they scorned just been in the rooms every classroom in this primary school holds up to 10 families and you can imagine there's no electricity and people here say they long for the day they will be able to go back to their homes that is those who still have homes to speak of and the numbers keep on increasing the number of comes around single keep on increasing not just in numbers but also in sizes are small people heeding the government warnings of more floods along the blue nile have been making their way to these comes the people will outrightly tell you that they do not expect much from the government because of not only the economic situat

a 3rd of sudan's flood victims live in sin state water levels in the blue nile river a fall and after submerging thousands of homes now there's the threat of water borne diseases as families take shelter in schools or how many other has more from the state capital scene john the situation is really desperate for the displaced we are in one of the primary schools in the heart of the town of seeing. every cross in the school is packed with up to 20 families they ease congestion food deliveries yes come but again some say they do not eat and nuff during the day and they are also concerned that they have nowhere to go back to because their homes have either been damaged very much by the floods or totally destroyed so it will take them a while to go back and piece their lives together but right now the non-governmental organizations that are caring for the displaced people in the city not a state which scindia is that you straight it was is there up to thought to 1000 people displaced and affected by the floods in just this state alone so you can understand the magnitude of the problem but

for the 3rd of sudan's flood victims reside in the state which is located along the blue nile river well the waters have receded thousands of people have lost their homes and there's a threat of water borne diseases how many was born from sin joy we are in the final scene in should not take that which is how it was done on the we are surprised it is full which is an idea if he come where one follows them people have sought shelter let's just show you the magnitude of this come every classroom here is occupied by families who have a the heart houses demolished during the flooding or damaged off fearing the reptiles that came with the water to come north goldbach home of course there are also a villages not told to the moon and these people say they have nowhere to go back to and it would be a while before they can piece their lives together they are about 18 or small villages that have been totally marooned on some of them have been of a quarry to buy their aid agencies including the un children's fund the unicef the. international federation of the red cross and red crescent societies. d

capital khartoum but a 3rd of sudan's flood victims live in sonora states and water levels in the blue nile river of fall and after submerging thousands of homes but there is the threat of water borne diseases as families take shelter in schools mohamad addo is joining us in the town of sin job that's in sanaa the state itself so thousands of people displaced by the floods what's the situation like been for them. quite desperate have been living in very squalid conditions in these schools some government buildings that they sought shelter in these called justin in their rooms every classroom in these primary school holds up to 10 families and you can imagine there's no electricity and people here say they long for the day they will be able to go back to their homes but is lost who still have homes to speak off because the floods also completely destroyed villages so for those who don't have somewhere to go to this might be the conditions that will have changed you all for some time and the numbers keep on increasing the number of comes around single keep on increasing not just in numbers but also

it is not enough while a 3rd of sudan's flood victims live in sanaa states water levels in the blue nile river have now fallen off to submerging thousands of homes but there is the threat of water borne diseases as families take shelter in schools monitor has more from single. we are in the tunnel in should not tell you which is in south with the sun on the we are surprised it is full which is an idea of peace come where $1000.00 people have sought shelter every classroom here is occupied by families who have a the hot houses demolished during the flooding or damaged off fearing the reptiles that came with the water to come north goldbach home of course there are also a villages that are told to the moon and these people say they have nowhere to go back to and it would be a while before they can piece their lives together there are about 18 or small villages that have been totally marooned on some of them have been of a core you to buy there they agencies including the u.n. children's fund the unicef the. international federation of the red cross and red crescent societies. are doing a little

nile through the blue nile which contributes to 80 percent of the nile river now we've seen the banks of the nile flooding with homes destroyed neighborhoods completely submerged in water and we've seen people getting displaced as a result so down the government after declaring a 3 month state of emergency has called an aid organizations to to try to help those affected and those displaced by the floods now the other reasons that meteorologists say has resulted in the level in the rise of the national level the number of bands that have been build on the nile river over the past few years we've got 3 in dams here in sudan we've got one on the sudanese egyptian border the aswan high dam and there is the ground if you can are not on them that is still being built on the if you can highlands the on the top of the if you can highlands the source of the blue nile river. police in the u.k. have arrested dozens of climate change protesters who managed to delay the distribution of several national newspapers activists from the extinction rebellion movement blocked acc

affected say it isn't enough a 3rd of sudan's flood victims live in sin off state levels in the blue nile river have foreign off to some magic thousands of homes but there's now the threat of water borne diseases as families take shelter in schools monitor has more from. the situation is really desperate for the displaced in one of the primary schools in the heart of the town of seeing. every cross in the school is parked with up to 20 families they ease congestion food deliveries yes come but again some say they do not eat and nuff during the day and they are also concerned that they have nowhere to go back to because the homes have either been damaged very much by the floods or totally destroyed so it will take them a while to go back and piece their lives together but right now the non-governmental organizations that are caring for the displaced people in the city not a state which seemed is that you straight if it was is there up to thought to 1000 people displaced and affected by the floods in just this state alone so you can understand the magnitude of the problem but the main concern of

is not enough when a 3rd of sudan's flood victims reside in a state which is located along the blue nile river all the waters have receded thousands of people have lost their homes and there is a threat of water borne diseases. joins me now from the town of. states as i say one of the worst affected areas in sudan how are people coping. you little relief for the flood victims here is that we are in. in should not take. on we are prime minister. one files them people let's just show you the magnitude of this. thing. colossal room here is occupied by families who have a the hot houses demolished during the flooding or dommage to off fearing that reptiles thought came with the war to come goldbach a whole of course there are also a village just told. these people say they have nowhere to go back to and it would be a while before they can piece of their lives together they are about 18 all the whole villages that have been totally but when done some of them have been about quoted by the aid agencies including the un children's fund the unicef the. international federation of the red cross and red

. >> this is the island where the blue and wte nile river's nvergent sudan.ntry is experiencing the worst flooding since records began. satellite images show how bad the situation is. this was bore the rains. now, see howe sudan farms on the banks of the nile have disappeared in the water. lives have been lost. livelihoods, destroyed. hos have been damaged. >> i took my children and left. their beds and everything are still inside. all i took was some clothes. when the neighbors wanted to save the rest of the furniture from the homes, the water level incrsed again. natural disasterone.clared sudan putting more peopl risk --se, water levels continue to rise, putting re people at risk. >> we are tryingpeo convince the le of the island to leave, but they won't. we tried to convince them to save their lives. we told them people will stand by them a their houses can be replaced. >> the scramble totop natures destruction. some areas of thtt country are g swamped for the first time in living memory. important archaeological sites are under threat. it is n just in su

high lands and that water eventually comes down stream in the blue nile through the blue nile which contributes to 80 percent of the nile river is now the other reasons that meteorologists say it has resulted in the level in the rise of the 911 are the number of dams that have been built on the nile river over the past few years we've got 3 in dams here in the sudan we've got one on the sudanese egyptian border the one high dam and there is the grand if you printed on them that is still being built on the ethiopian highland us police in portland to broken up protests is the worst because city heads towards 100 straight months of demonstrations there have also been arrests it's been going on since the death of george floyd in police custody in may president spent 30 religions to portland in july saying the local authorities were not capable of stopping them and they were later withdrawn for who was warned they could be sent back in again. and it just up in new york state protests against police brutality continued into the night dozens of people are seeking justice after the death of a black man proved in the month of march sh

high land and that water eventually comes down stream in the blue nile through the blue nile which contributes to 80 percent of the nile river is now the other reasons that meteorologists has resulted in the level in the rise of the nile are the number of dams that have been built on the nile river over the past few years we've got 3 in dams here in the sudan we've got one on the sudanese egyptian border the aswan dam and there is the ground if you printed on them that is still being built on the ethiopian highland antigovernment march made up mostly of women is taking place in minsk right now the capital of better demonstrations began last month after president alexander lukashenko was declared the winner of an election that the opposition still says was rigged about 40 protesters were detained on friday. police in portland in the us are broken up protest says the city heads towards $100.00 consecutive nights of demonstrations have also been arrests this is all been going on since the death of george floyd in police custody in may. sri lanka's navy has towed in oil supertanker it was on fire off its eastern coast after it b

this is the island of tuti, where the blue and white nile rivers converge in sudan. been lost. livelihoods destroyed. and homes damaged. translation: ijust took my children and left. the beds and everything are still inside. all i took were some clothes. the neighbours wanted to save the rest of the furniture from the rooms and the water level increased again. the government has declared sudan a natural disaster zone and water levels continue to rise, putting more people at risk. translation: we are trying to convince the people of tuti island to leave but they won't. we tried to convince them to save their lives, we told them that people will stand by them and that the houses can be replaced. there is a scramble to stop nature's destruction. some areas of the country are getting swamped for the first time in living memory. and important ecological sites are under threat. it is notjust in sudan and neighbouring countries, across central and west africa, more devastation. this is senegal‘s capital dakar. they remain inundated days after exceptionally heavy rainfall. t

this is the island of tuti, the blue and white nile rivers converge in sudan.ave been lost, livelihoods destroyed and homes damaged. i just took my children and left, the beds and everything still inside. all i took was some clothes. when the neighbors wanted to see the rest of the furniture from the homes. the water level increased again. the government has declared sudan a natural disaster zone and water levels continue to rise. putting more people at risk. we are trying to convince the people of tuti island to leave, but they want. but they won't. we tried to convince them to save their lives. we told them that people will stand by them and that the houses can be replaced. this is a scramble to stop nature's destruction. some areas of the largely desert country are getting swamped. for the first time in living memory and important archeological sites are under threat. it's notjust in sudan and neighbouring countries. across central and western africa, more devastation. this is senegal‘s capital, dakar. people are desperate to minimise destruction. in this co

the river now are now falling and volunteers have been working to help those who've been affected ever morgan reports from hartford. after weeks of being at its highest level in a century the blue nile is in retreat here on the island of tutti and how to volunteers are pumping out water left behind the island lies between the blue and white nile and is one of the areas in the capital the worst affected by floods that have left hundreds of its people displaced. even if they returned back to its normal level the water that broke through the barriers we built and flooded the island will disappear and will stay stagnant it will take months to dry out and after result in diseases so we the residents of the island have volunteered their time working in shifts for days to drain the water out he's one of dozens of volunteers working to help on the little island and one of hundreds across the country the floods were caused by heavy rains in the south and the european highlands more than 600000 people were displaced and over 140000 homes were damaged across the dam the government declared a 3 month state of emergency while sudan's government aid organizations have responded to their emergency

unprecedented levels of the river to multiple factors they say one of its climate change they say that there's been heavy rainfall in ethiopia where 80 percent of the water comes from the blue nile and so so they say that the heavy rains in if you've been high lands and that eventually comes down stream on the nile is one of the reasons why we're seeing heavy flooding along the banks of the nile they also say that the dams that have been built along the nile over the past few years have contributed to the fact that to the heavy rains and to the rise of the water levels now we've got at least 4 dams along the nile river 3 of them here in sudan and one of them just on the border just just over the across the border with egypt and one of them that has just recently been an ounce so that has been filled in ethiopia now that was expected to reduce the amount of water that is flooding right now because it's partially filled in because no deal has been reached between the 3 countries sudan if you have here and egypt a lot of issues remain to be decided and a lot of things are yet to be completed in terms of the operations of that dam but sudan right now is saying that it is announcing