Saturday, December 24, 2022

South Sudan floods: Fleeing Nile waters to a minefield

 

South Sudan floods: Fl

eeing Nile waters to a minefield



Those who had already been forced from their homes because of the conflict are again fleeing, with flooding, seen above near the town of Bentiu in Unity state, over the last four years becoming an increasing problem.

It is estimated that 2.2 million people, nearly 20% of the population, are internally displaced - with the UN warning that up to 10 million will need food aid in 2023.

In order to help her family escape the waters that engulfed her village, Mary Nyantey (pictured above) tied her five children up in sheets of plastic usually used to cover homes from the rain. She swam and floated down river for a day dragging her precious sack behind her until she reached Bentiu.

The family are now in a camp there, but have no food and go to the river to harvest a plant called "yell", which they eat to survive.


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