South Sudan floods affect 893,000 people
About 893,000 people are flood-affected in 42 of South Sudan's 78 counties as well as the Abyei Administrative Area, a disputed zone claimed by both Juba and Khartoum the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said on Thursday.
News Center- Flooding continues to affect and displace across Sudan. About 893,000 people are flood-affected in 42 of South Sudan’s 78 counties as well as the Abyei Administrative Area with Unity and Warrap states accounting for over 40 per cent of the affected population, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Thursday.
More than 241,000 people are flood-displaced in 16 counties and the Abyei Administrative Area, seeking shelter on higher ground, according to the OCHA.
“Heavy rainfall and floods have rendered 15 main supply routes impassable, restricting physical access.”
South Sudan remains in a serious humanitarian crisis. The humanitarian crisis has been further exacerbated by the recent conflict in neighboring Sudan, which has led to an inflow of refugees and returnees into South Sudan, said the World Bank on October 1, 2024. “As of September 2024, 797,189 returnees, refugees, and asylum seekers have arrived in South Sudan, approximately 78% of whom are South Sudanese refugee returnees.”