By Deng Ghai Deng<\/p>\n
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Authorities in Jonglei State capital Bor have initiated an operation to clear water channels in response to the increasing floodwaters threatening the town.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Mayor John Tiopic Achiek reported that the Nile River has surged to dangerous levels, closing the town\u2019s main dyke and prompting immediate action to prevent a repeat of the devastating 2020 floods.<\/p>\n \u201cWe anticipated the rise in Nile water levels and prepared by reinforcing the main dyke around Bor,\u201d Tiopic said.<\/p>\n \u201cOur immediate concern now is rainwater, which has already impacted several areas, including Panjak, Nigel, Achengdiir, Lekyak, Block 6 and 5, and Langbaar A. To address this, we have deployed four excavators to open channels and are working on fixing culverts.\u201d<\/p>\n The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation had urged residents in low-lying areas and along the Nile’s banks to relocate to higher ground as the river\u2019s banks are expected to overflow.<\/p>\n Peter Mahal Ohien, the Ministry\u2019s Undersecretary, warned that several areas including Lologo in Juba, Gondokoro, Mangala, Bor and others are at high risk of severe flooding due to rising water levels.<\/p>\n The United Nations has reported that around 7.1 million people in South Sudan are facing acute food insecurity, exacerbated by climate-related shocks, economic instability, and ongoing conflict.<\/p>\n The situation remains dire as authorities intensify efforts to mitigate the impacts of the flooding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Deng Ghai Deng Authorities in Jonglei State capital Bor have initiated an operation to clear water channels in response to the increasing floodwaters threatening the town. Mayor John Tiopic Achiek reported that the Nile River has surged to dangerous levels, closing the town\u2019s main dyke and prompting immediate[Read More…]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":27912,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[116,121,79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-jonglei-state","category-lakes-state","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Picture-showing-previous-flood-in-Bor.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27911"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27911\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27913,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27911\/revisions\/27913"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}