Roundup: At least 11 killed as heavy rains, floods hit N. Sudan: sources

KHARTOUM, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Heavy rains and floods have been hitting Abu Hamad city in the River Nile state, northern Sudan, since Monday evening, destroying nearly 70 percent of the city's houses and killing at least 11 people, according to local news outlets and eyewitnesses.

"Heavy rains have battered Abu Hamad city for nine hours, leading to significant property losses, which have not yet been counted," the