Sudanese cross a flooded road in the town of Iboud, 250kms south of the capital Khartoum, on August 22, 2022 (AFP)
Brig. Gen. Abdul-Jalil Abdul-Rahim, spokesman for Sudan's National Council for Civil Defense, said that at least 36 people have been injured since May.
Around 20,000 houses have been ``completely destroyed'' across the country and more than 30,000 partly damaged.
The United Nations said more than 146,200 people have been affected by floods. Footage aired by local media shows rising waters submerging villages.
Authorities have declared a state of emergency in six of the country's 18 provinces.
The western Darfur region and the provinces of Nile River, White Nile, West Kordofan and South Kordofan are among the hardest hit, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA.
UN agencies suffer from significant funding shortages. OCHA said donors provided around $608 million for Sudan's humanitarian response so far this year, less than a third of what is required for this year.
Sudan has been without a functioning government since an October military coup derailed its short-lived democratic transition following the 2019 removal of longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir in a popular uprising.
Sudan's rainy season usually starts in June and lasts until the end of September, with floods peaking in August and September. More than 80 people were killed last year in flood-related incidents during the rainy season.
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