Sudan's capital confronts Nile's wrath in record flood

Khartoum:In the outskirts of Wad Ramli, north ofSudan s capital Khartoum, the familiar passageways have vanished. Surging Nile waters, having breached...

Khartoum: In the outskirts of Wad Ramli, north of Sudan's capital Khartoum, the familiar passageways have vanished. Surging Nile waters, having breached sections of earthen embankment, now invade homes, submerge courtyards, and turn dirt roads into turbulent muddy streams.

The dark brown water, heavy with silt from the Ethiopian Highlands, flows violently, carrying a silent threat. The air hangs thick with the smell of mud, while the river's roar echoes like a constant warning.

Residents awoke to the unfolding disaster three days ago. Farmland that stood green just weeks earlier is now submerged. Men cluster at the broken edges of the embankment, watching helplessly as the river pushes further inland.

Amid the chaos, families scramble to salvage belongings. Children cry, men call out warnings, and some point frantically at homes teetering on the brink of collapse.

Young men desperately haul sand and soil in a race to reinforce the failing barriers. Cries ring out "Move the livestock ... Take the furniture to higher ground!"