UN says 9 million Sudanese in need of aid over flooding

UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization says more than nine million people in Sudan are in need of assistance because of flooding.

The agency told the BBC that millions of hectares of farmland had been affected.

Much of Sudan has been suffering the worst floods in decades, with historically high levels of rainfall since July.

Food and Agriculture Organization said a million tonnes of grain has been lost.

The UN has warned that emergency relief efforts are suffering from a low level of funding, compounded by high inflation in Sudan and severe fuel shortages.