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Bor is grappling flooding after heavy rainfall and overflow of the Nile River, prompting the town mayor, Achiek Machar, to declare a state of emergency.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Entire neighborhoods of Bor, Jonglei State capital of South Sudan, now submerged, leaving thousands of residents displaced, numerous homes and businesses destroyed.<\/p>\n The rising waters have also crippled critical infrastructure, including roads, water supply systems, and electricity networks.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is not just a local disaster, it\u2019s a national tragedy,\u201d Mayor Machar said. \u201cOur people are suffering. We need immediate government intervention, humanitarian assistance, and long-term flood management strategies to prevent such devastation from recurring.\u201d Machar added.<\/p>\n Local authorities say the flooding has affected nearly every part of the town, with emergency shelters overwhelmed and food supplies quickly dwindling.<\/p>\n The mayor is appealing to both the national government and international humanitarian agencies to step in urgently with aid including food, clean water, medical supplies and temporary shelter.<\/p>\n Jonglei State has long been vulnerable to seasonal flooding, but this year\u2019s inundation has already been described as one of the worst in recent memory.<\/p>\n Observers warn that without immediate relief efforts and sustainable solutions such as improved drainage systems and dykes; the impact could spiral into a larger humanitarian crisis.<\/p>\n As rescue operations continue, local volunteers and aid groups are working tirelessly to reach stranded families and provide essential relief, but resources remain critically limited.<\/p>\n The call for a state of emergency aims to mobilize national support and bring heightened attention to a region in desperate need of help.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Alan Clement Bor is grappling flooding after heavy rainfall and overflow of the Nile River, prompting the town mayor, Achiek Machar, to declare a state of emergency. Entire neighborhoods of Bor, Jonglei State capital of South Sudan, now submerged, leaving thousands of residents displaced, numerous homes and businesses destroyed.[Read More…]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":36852,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80,79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36851","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\/Image-showing-the-extend-of-flooding-in-Bor.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36851","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=36851"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36853,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36851\/revisions\/36853"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}