From Adia Jildo, in South Sudan
South Sudan President Kiir is billed to declare a national state of emergency after the country recorded over 700,000 people affected by floods from July till 3rd October.
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs requested the Council of Ministers to recommend to His Excellency the President Salva Kiir to declare a national disaster emergency due to floods in the affected states.
“There is a possibility that the peak of the flood will be expected to be in November 2024,” said the deputy minister of information, Dr. Jacob Maiju Korok.
6 states which are Jonglei, Upper Nile, Unity States, Warrap, Northern Barh-el-ghazal, plus Abyei administrative area are highly affected with major infrastructure destroyed and inaccessible.
“Over 772,000 people, across 38 counties and administrative areas, with a population of 198,000 people, 35,000 displaced people destroying schools, hospitals, and other important infrastructure in the states,” stated the Deputy minister of information.
The flood has affected a part of South Sudan, affecting humans as well as animals since July till October.
Deputy information minister Dr. Jacob Maiju Korok said that the country can then mobilize some resources from the donors to support the government to help the citizens affected by the floods.
The government and the partners said they are responding to the floods in the affected areas, and the states across the country.
The presentation was unanimously passed and endorsed by the Council of Ministers.
According to a report by UNOCGA, as of 25 September, flooding has impacted over 735,000 people across 38 of South Sudan’s 78 counties and the Abyei Administrative Area and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports that 76,230 people have been displaced.
