KHARTOUM, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- The Sudanese government on Thursday issued warning to residents along the banks of the Blue Nile against possible floods, urging them to exercise caution.
"The levels of Blue Nile River at Al Daim station, on the border with Ethiopia, on Thursday registered 719 billion cubic meters, thus exceeding the flood level of 610 billion cubic metres," Sudan's Ministry of Water Resources, Irrigation and Electricity said in a statement.
The ministry said it has been monitoring the clouds and the heavy rain fall at the Ethiopian plateau through satellite photos, said Balla Abdul-Rahman, director of the general administration for the Nile water at the ministry.
He appealed to the citizens and the concerned authorities to exercise caution and adopt safety measures, particularly at the upper sources in Sinnar, Medani, Khartoum and Shendi towns.
In the meantime, earlier Sudan Tribune reported a significant rise in the water level of El Dindir River, a tributary of the Blue Nile, flowing from Ethiopia's highlands through Sudan's Sinnar State, some 280 km south of the Sudanese capital Khartoum.
It said the level of El Dinder River registered 20.13 meters on Thursday.
This year Sudan has witnessed heavy rains and floods that killed at least 10 people and destroyed tens of thousands of homes in various areas of the country.
