Nile water level threatens Sudan pyramids

[Eldorado]

"The authorities in Sudan are trying to protect the country's ancient pyramids from flooding as heavy rains have caused the nearby River Nile to reach record-breaking levels.

"They have built sandbag walls and are pumping out water, archaeologist Marc Maillot is quoted by the AFP news agency as saying.

"The site is home to a host of ruins more than 2,300 years old.

"Countrywide, floods have killed nearly 100 people and made thousands homeless."

Full report at the BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-54070697