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A Sudanese woman walks near a makeshift shelter in Tokar in the Red Sea State following recent heavy flooding in eastern Sudan, October 3, 2024. /CFP
Devastating flooding caused by heavy rains pounding several parts of South Sudan has affected more than 1 million people, the UN humanitarian agency said Friday.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in an update released in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, on Friday evening that the floods have so far displaced about 271,000 people in 42 of the country's 78 counties.
The UN agency said that 40 percent of the affected population is from Northern Bahr el Ghazal and Unity states. The UN has predicted that the unprecedented floods could affect up to 3.3 million people between September and December.
It said that heavy rainfall and flooding have rendered 15 key supply routes impassable, restricting physical access.
South Sudan is facing unprecedented flooding, with forecasts predicting above-average rainfall, river flows from Uganda, and potentially record-breaking floods, according to the OCHA.
The country is one of the 18 hunger hotspots globally where food security is deteriorating, according to UN reports.