The tragedy is highlighted by another document of the same entity on the unstoppable flow of refugees to this Mediterranean country, halfway between North and Central Africa, where 680,000 people displaced by the civil war in Sudan found refuge in its territory.
The increased death toll from the rains in Chad recorded by OCHA is only partial because the rainy season lasts until December, almost two months during which death hangs like the sword of Damocles over both Chadians and expatriates, lacking safe places to shelter.
The rains cover the 23 provinces of the country. Floods have forced a mass of 503,000 residents to flee the provinces of Lac, Mandul, Moyen Chari, and Tandjilé, who are now wandering on the roads for places to settle.
In a separate report, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees revealed that in October alone 60,000 Sudanese entered Chad, mostly children, fleeing the more than a year-long civil war between the Sovereign Transitional Council (CST) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia.
The Army supports the CST, led by General Abdel Fattah al Burhan; the RSF are loyal to General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, both are responsible for the conflict that has caused the largest refugee crisis in Sudanese history, 12 million human beings, and about 15,000 deaths, in addition to the devastation of the country.
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