Residents in the Abyei Area appealed to the government, humanitarian organizations, and the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) to intervene urgently to provide assistance and open waterways to drain rainwater.
Many families were affected by the heavy rains that fell during the past three days, forcing some families in the Manyiel Rou and Abyein Jongyom neighborhoods to leave their homes and move to higher places.
One of the victims of the rain, Amou Deng Chol, a mother of two children who lives in the Manyiel Rou neighborhood, said that she left her home and moved to her sister’s house.
For his part, Kat Achuil Malith, a resident of the Bany Chol Malual neighborhood, appealed to the government, humanitarian organizations, and UNISFA for their support and to provide tarpaulins to the affected families.
Achuil urged the government, its partners, and the community to open sewers to drain rainwater and expected floods.
Farmer Deng Kiir said that his farm in Nyin-Taar village was affected by heavy rains and the water caused damage to some crops in low parts of his farm.
Meanwhile, the Head of the Department of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, and the official Spokesperson for the Abyei Area government, Hon. Bulis Koch Aguar, explained that the government and UNISFA will meet today, Monday, to assess the humanitarian situation and inspect the affected neighborhoods, which include: Abyei Jongyom, Bany Chol Malual, Gongbial, and Amenth-Bek, to provide aid to them.
Hon. Koch added that the acting Chief Administrator, Chol Changath, visited the affected neighborhoods, such as Abyei Jongyom, and checked about the residents.
Last May, the IGAD Climate Prediction Center issued a report indicating an increase in the probability of rainfall above normal in most parts of the greater Horn of Africa.
