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Floods cut off Akoka County, residents lack services Fresh floods have cut off Akoka County from the rest of Upper Nile State, leaving a large number of residents without access to basic services.  Speaking to Radio Tamazuj on Thursday, Wai Thielbuon Kuek, the acting Akoka County commissioner, said the floods displaced tens of thousands of people from their homes, and rendered the county inaccessible by roads since mid-December. “The floodwaters come from the River Nile and the Sobat River. In the areas of Rom and Biecheng, several homes have been submerged in floods. Close to 16, 000 peop...

Doctors at Malakal hospital decry poor working conditions Doctors at the Malakal Teaching Hospital in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State have complained of poor working conditions since 2013.  Dr. Ayuel Isaac Abiel, the hospital’s medical director, told Radio Tamazuj on Tuesday that the main referral facility in the region has not been equipped with medical professionals and apparatus over the past seven years. “The structures at the Malakal Teaching Hospital have been affected by the 2013 civil war and the government treats it as a primary health centre and it cannot support more staff. S...

Authorities warn of looming hunger in Upper Nile Authorities in Malakal town of South Sudan’s Upper Nile State have warned of looming hunger due to the floods in parts of the state. In an interview with Radio Tamazuj, John Ayual Monynak, the director-general in the state agriculture ministry, said communities in parts of Upper Nile will face hunger in the coming months due to crop failure this year. “Between May and August of 2020, there were droughts. So, no one grew crops. But as it started raining, floods started coming from the River Nile and bushes through Jonglei. From September unt...

Security forces ready to provide safety during the festive season The Inspector-General of the South Sudan National Police Service, General Majak Akech Malok, has said the police and other security forces will be deployed in all suburbs and highways in and around Juba to beef up and ensure security in the capital ahead of the festive season.  “As organized forces of our beloved Republic of South Sudan, we are ready to protect you, the civilians, and your properties as our responsibility to the nation and that you should celebrate in peace,” Akech said. “Be sure that we are ready to bee...