Aweil Flood Victims Receive Aid

By Awan Achiek

Northern Bahr el Ghazal has delivered 1,500 packages of essential food items to 2,300 households affected by severe flooding in the state.

The aid packages comprised of 500 bags of rice and 1,000 bags of maize flour with each household receiving 25kg of maize flour and 25kg of rice.

Simon Ober Mawut, the State governor said on Thursday that the aid package will alleviate the suffering of families affected by the floods.

The food items were sourced by the state government from Juba.

“What we are distributing, as you can see, is 1,500 bags of different food items, 500 bags of rice, and 1,000 bags of maize flour,” Mawut said.

He said the second consignment of food items will arrive in the state from Juba soon.

“We are expecting more items, but we are forced by the circumstances not to wait for the ones that are being brought from Juba.”

Mawut called upon development partners and humanitarian actors to join hands with the state government to mobilize support for flood victims.

Parson Lual Awech, the State Chairperson for Relief and Rehabilitation Commission reaffirmed the government readiness to continue supporting its citizens to mitigate the impacts of the disaster.

“These food items that we have distributed are government donations to these people. These are the locals’ assistance from the government of northern Bahr el Ghazal state, in which we have purchased this food for our people,” said Lual.

Floods have destroyed about 100 houses in four residential areas, killed three people including a mother and an infant in Nyinaluk residential area and displaced thousands.