By Peter Kuol Kuch<\/p>\n
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An unspecified number of residents have been displaced following heavy rain in Bor on Friday.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n According to block leaders, the displacement is due to stagnant rainwater and a lack of adequate drainage pathways.<\/p>\n Speaking to this publication, John Makuei, the residential leader in Achuengdier, noted that the water has inundated many houses, forcing residents to move to higher ground in Bor town.<\/p>\n Mr. Makuei stated that the most affected blocks include Negil, Langbar A, Achieng, and Block 1, among others.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is no block that isn’t affected by water; it’s a problem for everyone. The residents are suffering greatly, and we want the government to respond immediately,\u201d he urged.<\/p>\n He called on the Bor Municipal Council to establish proper drainage channels to help remove the rainwater from the town.<\/p>\n \u201cIn my area, the water is inside the houses, which will have serious consequences for residents, especially children\u2014this water can lead to diseases,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n In response, Madiing Akueth, the director of the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission in Jonglei State, stated that the flooding in the town does not warrant a humanitarian response, citing a lack of town planning in Bor.<\/p>\n \u201cI just passed by Karuma, and the water channel there is blocked by residents on the other side. This is not good; it reflects poor town planning,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n Mr. Madiing noted that many of the drainage pathways installed in Bor are being obstructed by some residents, making it difficult for water to flow out of residential areas.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is not an emergency, as it happens every year. However, the government needs to address this issue. There is no reason to block the water channels; now the water is not moving,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n He urged residents to avoid blocking drainage channels to facilitate the flow of rainwater in Bor town.<\/p>\n Last year, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) constructed several water pathways in Bor to mitigate flooding in the area.<\/p>\n Bor town is one of the flat regions in Jonglei State and experiences annual flooding when the rainy season begins.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Peter Kuol Kuch An unspecified number of residents have been displaced following heavy rain in Bor on Friday. According to block leaders, the displacement is due to stagnant rainwater and a lack of adequate drainage pathways. Speaking to this publication, John Makuei, the residential leader in Achuengdier, noted[Read More…]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":36210,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80,79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Courtesy-photo.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36209","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=36209"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36209\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36211,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36209\/revisions\/36211"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}