Floods kill 3 people; displace over 3000 in South Sudan’s Aweil state
Floods kill 3 people; displace over 3000 in South Sudan Aweil state
Three people have been killed after floods washed South Sudan’s Aweil
state last week. More than 3,000 displaced persons receive assistance from
humanitarian organization and from the government.
Tong Akeen Ngor, Aweil state governor said it is a collective to ensure
that the victims are sustained and new plans are taken to avoid such incidence
in the future.
State doctors confirmed
that one child got drowned and the other two bodies were not admitted at the
Aweil state hospital. The doctors have also said water diseases are among dire conditions
facing the deprived.
Farmers union said their work is affected by the floods as major cultivated spaces cleaned by the water, worrying that it takes them another period to get prepared!
Lual Lual, a residence
chief, described floods as blessings for the New Year, saying no one knows what
God will bring after this disaster.
Meteorologists warn that South Sudan’s western
and northern parts may face acute climate change for the next few years. In May
this year, the neighboring state of Lol came under wildfire, killing more than
30 and many other wounded.
The weather focusers
connected the event with mass clearance of trees and devastation of general wildlife.
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