Torrential rains trigger deadly floods in Darfur

Flash floods triggered by seasonal torrential rains in Sudan's western Darfur region killed at least seven people, including children, according to the U.N. and an aid group on Sunday.Heavy rains started late Friday in the Kass locality in South Darfur province. The dead included a pregnant woman and two boys. It said at least 100 houses in camps for displaced people collapsed or were partly damaged.Since the beginning of the rainy season in June, about 6,250 people have been affected by heavy rains and flooding the provinces of South Kordofan, White Nile and Kassala.