Sudan expresses concern over second phase filling of Nile dam

Sudan on Thursday said it is concerned with Ethiopia's announcement of intention to carry on with the second phase of filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Residents of Sudan's Tuti Island have been filling bags with sand and small stones to stop the flood
Highest Nile waters for a century swamp Sudan
On Sudan's Tuti Island, where the Blue and White Nile meet, the highest river waters since records began have left people struggling to hold back the rising floods.
The timetable for filling the dam is yet to be agreed
Egypt withdraws from latest Nile dam talks
Egypt has withdrawn from the renewed talks on the future of a giant hydropower project on the Nile River being built by Ethiopia.