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Tue 08 Aug 2001Joint relief effort to help Sudan flood victimsA joint team of experts from the Sudanese government, UN relief agencies and NGOs left today for the central Sudan Sennar State, to assess the situation after days of heavy rains and storms, the official SUNA agency said.High waters of the Blue Nile have already inundated a number of villages in Sennar State, where 500 homes and numerous farms were lost, causing millions of dollars in damage, according to official sources.