Sudan’s pyramids were in danger.

These pyramids are in Sudan. (AP)
A man sits on a mound at a flooded field. (AP)
People want to save the pyramids. (AP)
The long-ago rulers were called Kushites. (Matthias Gehricke)
Tourists visit the pyramids. (AP)

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Sudan has many pyramids. They are the graves for long-ago kings and queens.

Flood water rushed in. People worked to save the old tombs.

Read More: Many people know about the pyramids in Egypt. But other long-ago people also built pyramids. Sudan has more old pyramids standing than Egypt does. Many of them are in the ancient royal city called “Island of Meroe.” The pyramids are tall and narrow. Flash floods hit Sudan in July, August, and September. Workers pumped out water and used sandbags to protect these treasures. The long-ago rulers in Sudan were Kushites. Cush in the Bible was Noah’s grandson. Read Genesis 10:6-8.