{"id":100383,"date":"2022-10-16T10:40:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-16T09:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=100383"},"modified":"2022-10-16T10:40:04","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T09:40:04","slug":"more-than-900000-people-affected-by-floods-in-south-sudan-un","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/more-than-900000-people-affected-by-floods-in-south-sudan-un\/","title":{"rendered":"More Than 900,000 People Affected By Floods In South Sudan \u2013 UN"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1746834343880309546\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">More than 900,000 people have been impacted by floods in 29 counties across South Sudan and in the southern part of the Abyei Administrative Area, the United Nations humanitarian agency said.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) noted that the worst affected people are in the states of Northern Bahr El Ghazal, Warrap, Unity, and Western Equatoria.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThe floods destroyed livestock and crops; washed away roads and bridges; destroyed homes, schools, and health facilities.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThe floods submerged boreholes and latrines thereby contaminating water sources and risking outbreaks of waterborne diseases,\u201d said the OCHA in its latest update on floods issued in Juba, the capital of South Sudan.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>It noted that increasing water levels were reported in Rubkona and Bentiu towns of Unity state, putting pressure on existing dikes.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The OCHA said that the water levels have now reached the highest levels experienced in 2021, adding that efforts are ongoing to repair the areas needed and monitor any vulnerable areas ahead of further breaches.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cDuring the early hours of Oct. 9, two areas of the dikes breached, and required immediate support to prevent water flooding the humanitarian hub, the internally displaced people\u2019s sites, and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) base,\u201d it said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The situation in Western Bahr El Ghazal state has made it impossible for humanitarians to provide medical and nutrition supplies to the affected population in Raja County.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>According to the OCHA, partners are responding to the affected people with limited resources available, often prioritising resources.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>It, however, noted that response activities continue to be hampered by funding shortfalls, insecurity, and physical access constraints.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"m_-7406260387868110914ymail_android_signature\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 900,000 people have been impacted by floods in 29 counties across South Sudan and in the southern part of the Abyei Administrative Area, the United Nations humanitarian agency&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":98624,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-100383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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