{"id":6049,"date":"2025-11-04T16:46:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T14:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/?p=6049"},"modified":"2025-11-04T16:46:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T14:46:45","slug":"un-floods-affect-over-one-million-people-in-south-sudan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/?p=6049","title":{"rendered":"UN: Floods Affect Over One Million People in South Sudan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Juba \u2013 Al Wadi Newspaper<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)<\/strong> has revealed that <strong>massive floods sweeping across South Sudan<\/strong> have affected <strong>more than one million people<\/strong> nationwide, causing extensive damage to homes, farmland, and vital infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a report released over the weekend, OCHA stated that approximately <strong>1,024,500 people<\/strong> have been impacted across <strong>29 counties in six states<\/strong>, with <strong>Jonglei and Unity States<\/strong> accounting for about <strong>87% of all those affected<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report added that the floods have displaced <strong>over 355,000 people<\/strong> in <strong>18 counties<\/strong>, with many moving to higher ground to escape the rising waters. <strong>Jonglei State<\/strong> recorded the highest number of affected individuals \u2014 around <strong>631,789 people<\/strong> \u2014 followed by <strong>Unity State<\/strong> with <strong>256,102 people<\/strong>, while the remainder are spread across <strong>Upper Nile, Central Equatoria, Western Equatoria, and Warrap States<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to OCHA, humanitarian partners have carried out <strong>rapid needs assessments<\/strong> in the <strong>Greater Pibor Administrative Area<\/strong>, particularly in <strong>Pibor, Gumuruk, and Likuangole<\/strong>, which have been among the hardest-hit areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The office highlighted that <strong>urgent humanitarian needs<\/strong> include <strong>food and livelihood support, health and nutrition services, water, sanitation and hygiene, shelter, non-food items, and protection services<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OCHA emphasized that the implementation of the humanitarian response plan requires <strong>US$58 million<\/strong> to assist around <strong>870,000 flood-affected people<\/strong> through the <strong>Food Security and Livelihoods Cluster<\/strong>, aiming to <strong>restore livelihoods and provide essential assistance to vulnerable communities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the <strong>Commissioner of Baliet County<\/strong> reported that rising Nile River levels have <strong>destroyed more than 1,000 acres of farmland<\/strong> along the riverbanks. 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