World Notes SUDAN

Already afflicted by famine and war, Sudan faced the prospect of plague and pestilence last week as record floods raged through Khartoum and much of the surrounding country. The swollen waters of the Nile River swept away entire villages, forced an estimated 2 million people to flee and claimed more than 90 lives.

Sudanese officials warned that stagnant pools left by the floods made ideal breeding conditions for locusts. The World Health Organization said contaminated water could cause malaria, typhoid and cholera epidemics.