How overflowing River Nile is forcing thousands to survive on edge of canal
3 weeks, 3 days ago

How overflowing River Nile is forcing thousands to survive on edge of canal

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Such flooding is becoming a yearly disaster in South Sudan, which the World Bank has described as “the world’s most vulnerable country to climate change and also the one most lacking in coping capacity." “We don’t know up to where this flooding would have pushed us if the canal was not there,” said Peter Kuach Gatchang, the paramount chief of Pajiek. “Our old village of Gorwai has become a river.” When food assistance runs out, she said, they will survive on wild leaves and water lilies from the swamp. “There are no passable roads at this time of the year, and the canal is too low to support boats carrying a lot of food,” said John Kimemia, a WFP airdrop coordinator.

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As flooding becomes a yearly disaster in South Sudan, thousands survive on the edge of a canal
3 weeks, 3 days ago

As flooding becomes a yearly disaster in South Sudan, thousands survive on the edge of a canal

Associated Press  

AYOD, South Sudan — Long-horned cattle wade through flooded lands and climb a slope along a canal that has become a refuge for displaced families in South Sudan. Such flooding is becoming a yearly disaster in South Sudan, which the World Bank has described as “the world’s most vulnerable country to climate change and also the one most lacking in …

As flooding becomes a yearly disaster in South Sudan, thousands survive on the edge of a canal
3 weeks, 3 days ago

As flooding becomes a yearly disaster in South Sudan, thousands survive on the edge of a canal

New Indian Express  

SOUTH SUDAN: Long-horned cattle wade through flooded lands and climb a slope along a canal that has become a refuge for displaced families in South Sudan. Smoke from burning dung rises near homes of mud and grass where thousands of people now live after floods swept away their village. Such flooding is becoming a yearly disaster in South Sudan, which …

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