Sudan official: Death toll from seasonal flooding at 100

CAIRO (AP) — A Sudanese official says flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Sudan have killed at least 100 people since the start of the rainy season in May. He says Wednesday the  downpours, which began earlier than normal this year, also injured at least 96 others. The United Nations says at least 258,000 people have been affected by floods in 15 of Sudan’s 18 provinces. The downpours wrecked many villages and left tens of thousands of acres of land flooded. The Sudanese official says around 27,600 houses were “completely destroyed” and around 42,000 more were “partly damaged.”