21 000 people affected by floods at risk of hunger assisted in Ganyiel Massive flooding that residents say they haven’t seen before have left hundreds of thousands of people displaced with little or no means to survive across different parts of South Sudan.
In the area of Ganyiel, Unity State, affected people are now in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.
“I am now 48 years. I have never witnessed such kinds of floods in my entire life. If these floods continue like this, nobody will stay around Ganyiel, said James Boarwun, a community leader in Ganyiel, Unity state. “All animals have died, food has been wiped out. People are tired and had sought refuge on higher grounds. We are suffering,” he said.
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Famine likely in South Sudan: Christian Aid calls on UK Government to prioritise peacebuilding
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15 Dec 2020
A report last week by international food security experts shows that six counties in South Sudan are on the brink of famine . As we mark the seven year anniversary of the beginning of the last civil war, Christian Aid is asking for the Government to use the full weight of its merged powers in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) not only to call for improved humanitarian access, but to urge for the rapid implementation of the peace agreement as it believes that delays are one of the main causes of the food crisis.
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Chinese road equipment in Juba. [Photo: Xinhua/Denis Elamu]
Work is set to resume on the Juba-Rumbek road six months after the project was put on hold after being washed away by flash floods amid accusations of a poor design and shoddy workmanship.
Speaking during the pre-resumption launch on Tuesday in Juba, the Vice President in charge of infrastructure, Taban Deng Gai, said President Salva Kiir prioritized oil money for infrastructure development in the country.
“The directive of his excellency the president is that the oil from greater Unity State is for development while the oil from northern Upper Nile is for our running costs, the salaries and other urgent issues of the government but the oil from greater Unity is for development. We think it is enough for development not only for Rumbek road or Juba-Malakal road but other roads,” Taban said.