Flooding in S.Sudan affects 835,000.

Khartoum, Dec 17 : Flooding in South Sudan has affected 835,000 people leading to an increasingrisk of more displacements, further violence, endangering food security, and disrupting livelihoods, the UN said.

The people in the country have been affected by the flooding since May, said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

More than 80 per cent of those people affected are in the states of Jonglei, Unity and Upper Nile, Xinhua news agency quoted the Office as sayingBentiu, capital of the oil-rich Unity State, faces the worst flooding in six decades, and more than 200,000 people have been displaced and need assistance, according to the Office.In the last 11 months, humanitarian agencies in South Sudan have fed 619,000 people and distributed emergency water, sanitation and hygiene relief to almost 477,000 people, and provided health services for 227,000 people.

"Worrying levels of malnutrition among children under five were reported in the new settlement sites for internally displaced people (IDP)," it said, noting that there already are 2 million IDPs in the country.ksk/

Flooding affects 835,000 people in S.Sudan

According to Xinhua, more than 80 percent of the affected people are located in Jonglei Unity, Upper Nile and Unity statesBentiu is the capital of the oil rich Unity State.More than 200,000 have been forced to flee their homes and are in need of assistance.

The humanitarian organizations in South Sudan provided food and water for 619,000 people over the past 11 months.They also distributed hygiene, emergency, and sanitation relief to nearly 477,000 people.

It stated that "worrying levels in malnutrition were observed in children below five years old in new settlements for internally displaced persons (IDP)," and noted that the country already has 2 million IDPs.#SSudan #Khartoum.