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Flood Displaced 241,000 People In South Sudan - OCHA
https://osazuwaakonedo.news/flood-displaced-241000-people-in-south-sudan-ocha/14/10/2024/
#Issues #Floods #OCHA #SouthSudan #Sudan #UN ©October 14th, 2024 ®October 14, 2024 8:50 pm Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA, an agency of the United Nations, UN, says over 241,000 people in South Sudan have been displaced as a result of yearly flood disaster in the country that have affected millions of the Africa residents for more than a decade. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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office for coordination of humanitarian
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Affairs ARA an agency of the United
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Nations un says over
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241,000 people in South Sudan have been
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displaced as a result of yearly flood
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disaster in the country that have
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affected millions of the Africa
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residents for more than a decade AER in
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a report on Thursday said this year
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flauding disaster took over homes
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markets and cut offroads making it
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impossible to transport to the affected
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victims homes and markets are in flood
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waters forcing people to seek shelter on
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Higher Ground community members in FLA
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heat areas are coming together to scoop
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out water and construct dkes in response
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to Rising water levels orer stated in a
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tweet AFP had on March 2023 reported
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that for the last 4 years unprecedented
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flooding linked to climate change has
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turned almost 2/3 of South Sudan into
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swamp plan the environmental catastrophe
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is most apparent in the city of bentu in
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the northern part of the country local
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media stated the persistent flooding in
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unity State South Sudan has led to
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severe deforestation with trees witing
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after prolonged exposure to water
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becoming firewood rather than thriving
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ecosystems rotors in August 28th 2024
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published a photograph of a Survivor who
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climbed a war with assistance following
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devastating floods in South TOA Red Sea
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State Sudan close Watchers have said
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floods and Highway attacks across South
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Sudan in September 2024 wasen
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humanitarian access as 15 major supply
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routes were rendered impossible
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impacting the delivery of essential
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humanitarian supplies to some 500,000
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people there are concerns that the many
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new Health crisis in the unity state
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south Sudan as flood victims remain
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trapped after 2 weeks of heavy flooding
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and with Rising water levels there may
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be an increased risk of waterbor
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diseases exacerbating the plight of
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affected communities who struggle for
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access to clean water and Medical Care
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AFP reporting the recent observations
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from AA stated that some
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893,00 people have been affected by
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flooding in South Sudan and more than
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241,000 displaced the UN humanitarian
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agency AER said Thursday in a gam update
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on the disaster head agencies have
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warned that the world's youngest country
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highly vulnerable to climate change is
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facing its worst flooding in decades
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flooding continues to affect and
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displace people across the country the
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United Nations office for the
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coordination of humanitarian Affairs
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said in a statement heavy rainfall and
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floods have rendered 15 men Supply roots
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in ible restricting physical access AER
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said about
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893,00 people were flood affected in 42
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of South Sudan's 78 counties as well as
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the abai administrative area a disputed
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Zone claimed by both Juba and Kum it
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said unity and warab states in the north
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of the country accounted for more than
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40% of the affected population more than
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241,000 people were displaced in 16
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counties and the abai area seeking
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shelter on Higher Ground AA added since
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gaining independence from Sudan in 2011
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the world's youngest nation has remained
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planned by chronic instability violence
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and economic stagnation as well as
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climate disasters such as Thro and
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floods the World Bank said in an October
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first update that the latest floods were
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wasn't it an already critical
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humanitarian situation marked by severe
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food insecurity
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economic decline continued conflict
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disease outbreaks and the repercussions
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of the Sudan conflict the conflict in
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Sudan has seen more than
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797 th000 refugees pour into South Sudan
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as of September the World Bank said
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almost 80% of them South Sudanese rores
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the country also faces another period of
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political paralysis after the presidency
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announced yet another extension to a
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transitional period agreed in a 2018
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pece deal delaying elections due to take
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place in December by another two years
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key provisions of the transitional
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agreement remain unfulfilled including
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the creation of a Constitution and the
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unification of the Rival forces of
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President salaki and his for R Mara the
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delays have exasperated South Sudan's
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partners and the United Nations un
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Nation Chief Nicholas H said on when
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there was deep fr ation and fatigue
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among the South Sudanese people the
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International Community needed tangible
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evidence that this country's leaders are
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committed to a democratic future South
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Sudan boasts plentiful oil resources but
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the vital source of Revenue was
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decimated in February when an export
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pipeline was damaged in waron Sudan
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meanwhile National Catholic reporters
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said in is among
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750,000 South sudanes threatened by the
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floods and at risk of station among a
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population of more than 12.7 million
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people of whom about 61% identify as
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Christian it would be recalled that in
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2020 South Sudan declared a thre Monon
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state of emergency as the country was
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declared a disaster Zone due to floods
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that have affected over 500,000 people
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killed many and destroyed 100,000 homes
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also in 2020 1 large parts of South
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Sudan were flooded over a year and a
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half it was reportedly triggered by a
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climate change causing more Refugee
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crisis bringing you the news in a more
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