South Sudan Declares State Of Emergency In 27 States After Floods Kill 9, Displace 25,000
Following heavy flooding that led to the death of nine people and displaced 25,000 others, South Sudan on Thursday declared a state of emergency in the country.
President Salva Kiir made the disclosure in a statement.
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According to the statement, the emergency was declared in 27 out of the East African nation’s 32 states after torrential rains had submerged many villages.
“The state of emergency is declared to allow aid workers and other humanitarian agencies to access people affected by the floods who are in need of aid,” the president said.
Kiir said at least nine people have died due to the floods earlier this week in the Upper Nile region.
South Sudan officially known as the Republic of South Sudan, is a country in East-Central Africa.
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It gained independence from the Republic of the Sudan in 2011, making it the most recent sovereign state with widespread recognition.
