Sudan’s lost village: Efforts to revive town flooded in 1964

Al Jazeera English published this video item, entitled “Sudan’s lost village: Efforts to revive town flooded in 1964” – below is their description.

Sudan is enduring some of the worst flooding in years, destroying dozens of villages. For some, it has brought back memories from more than 50 years ago when an entire town, and a cherished culture, was lost to flooding. Al Jazeera’s Hiba Morgan reports from Wadi Halfa in northern Sudan. –

Al Jazeera English YouTube Channel

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In This Story: Sudan

The Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, Libya to the northwest, Chad to the west, the Central African Republic to the southwest, South Sudan to the south, Ethiopia to the southeast, Eritrea to the east, and the Red Sea to the northeast.

Sudan’s history goes back to the Pharaonic period. Independence from the British was proclaimed on 1 January 1956.

Islam was Sudan’s state religion and Islamic laws applied from 1983 until 2020 when the country became a secular state. The economy has been described as lower-middle income and relies on oil production. Sudan is a member of the United Nations, the Arab League, African Union, COMESA, Non-Aligned Movement and the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation.

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