By John Akoon<\/p>\n
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Residents of Aweil town in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State are expressing deep concern over lack of shelter for flood victims. Many people who have been displaced, are currently camping along the roadside.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n In interviews with\u00a0No. 1 Citizen Newspaper<\/em>, several residents appealed for urgent assistance from the state government and non-governmental organizations. Their key request is for tents and essential sleeping materials.<\/p>\n Moses Bol, a resident of Hai Salam, shared a distress, stating that his entire family has been forced from their home, to sleeping on the ground in the open.<\/p>\n \u201cThe only problem facing us is shelters. The flood has submerged our house. So, we have been sleeping on the streets here, without shelters,\u201d Bol said.<\/p>\n \u201cI am appealing to the well-wishers and our state government to look into the issues of shelters and other sleeping materials like mosquito nets,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n He further recounts that the majority of the children of flood-affected victims are battling malaria cases and waterborne diseases, emphasizing the need for mosquito nets supply.<\/p>\n \u201cMost of the children are suffering from malaria, which might be the cause of mosquito bites and harmful insects. So, we need more support from both well-wishers and state government,\u201d he appealed.<\/p>\n Mary (Not real name) a mother of six children who requested anonymity due to fear of retaliation, expressed frustration with the state government’s failure to provide them with shelter and other necessities.<\/p>\n \u201cWe struggle to make small tukul, but the available space is insufficient to accommodate us after being displaced by flood at Malou Awer residence,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have been hearing that the state government has been working to allocate enough space and provided us with tents and mosquito nets, but nothing has been done to rescue our situations,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n Heavy flooding in Northern Bahr El Ghazal state has caused displacement and devastation to the majority of the residents.<\/p>\n According to a recent quick needs assessment report dated August 29, 2024, published by humanitarian organizations working in Aweil East county of Northern Bahr el Ghazal state, approximately 28,900 households have been affected, resulting in displacement of 99,732 individuals.<\/p>\n Last week, the state governor, Simon Ober, launched the distribution of Relief Food to flood-affected victims in Aweil Town.<\/p>\n According to the office of the Governor, the distribution of Relief food has targeted about one thousand five hundred households displaced by the flood.<\/p>\n \u201cThe distribution primarily targets the most severely flood-affected households, with each household receiving 25 kg of maize flour while a 50kg sack of rice was shared between two households,\u201d noted the Office of the Governor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By John Akoon Residents of Aweil town in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State are expressing deep concern over lack of shelter for flood victims. 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