Hundreds of homes were destroyed or flooded this week as a dam burst after heavy rain in Sudan's Blue Nile state, a local official said Saturday. 

The dam collapsed on Thursday in the district of Bout in the southeastern state, "destroying more than 600 homes and flooding others," Nousseiba Farouk told AFP. 

Residents successfully evacuated their homes, she said.

Local media said the dam held 5 million cubic meters of water, used for both agriculture and drinking.  

AFP