 Six persons have died following heavy rainfall in northern Sudan's River Nile, stayed over the past few days. More than 55,000 people across the country have been affected by heavy rains and flooding, along with a total of 6,270 homes that have been destroyed. An unconfirmed number of public infrastructure and farmlands have also been affected. According to Counting by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, heavy rains and flooding have so far been reported in 11 out of 18 Sudanese states.