Operational Update
In the area of Ganyiel, Unity state, accessing the communities displaced by the floods required a tremendous logistical effort. The assistance has to be dispatched and carried on small canoes, to reach the most vulnerable communities in the remote areas, inaccessible by larger boats or air transportation.
Juba (ICRC) – Massive flooding that residents say they haven t seen before has left hundreds of thousands of people displaced with little or no means to survive across different parts of South Sudan. Insecurity caused by recurrent cycles of armed violence as well as the immense logistical difficulties of reaching isolated communities has further complicated efforts to reach the 1 million people affected.
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.
South Sudan: Floods intensify impact of hunger and insecurity - Operational Update
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Juba (ICRC) – Massive flooding that residents say they haven t seen before has left hundreds of thousands of people displaced with little or no means to survive across different parts of South Sudan. Insecurity caused by recurrent cycles of armed violence as well as the immense logistical difficulties of reaching isolated communities has further complicated efforts to reach the 1 million people affected.
To meet their urgent needs, the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement has stepped up its response. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has launched an emergency appeal seeking a total of 2.7 million Swiss francs to support the efforts of the SSRC to deliver assistance to over 117,000 people affected by floods in Jonglei, Upper Nile, Lakes and Unity states. As part as this response, the South Sudan Red Cross (SSRC) and the International Committee of the