KHARTOUM (AA) - Sudanese riot police dispersed on Wednesday about 300 people in Marabie al-Shareef, one of the areas hardest hit by floods in eastern Khartoum, who were staging a peaceful demonstration against the lack of official humanitarian aid.
"The protesters took to the streets to protest the unfair distribution of humanitarian aid," Mohamed Ali, a 38-year-old primary school teacher and resident of the area, told the Anadolu Agency over the phone.
He said police and security officers had dispersed the protest using tear gas and live bullets "fired in the air".
"The governor of the Khartoum State has promised people here during the Eid celebrations with many things, but he did nothing even after this tragedy of floods and heavy rains," fumed Ali.
He recalled that the governor had promised the resident to construct small channels under the asphalt road to drain water from rains and floods.
Ali said residents were also upset about unfair distribution of humanitarian aid.
He recalled that the residents of the Kriyap -- the most affected areas in the same locality -- had staged a similar protest last week, following which they started getting more aid while other areas were completely neglected.
A wave of floods and torrential rains has swept large swathes of the Sudanese capital and most states, killing many people, destroying hundreds of homes and leaving behind a trail of destruction.
