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Situation Overview
In September 2021, the level of water increased continuously around the settlement along Akobo River, due to heavy rains leading to flooding for most of the host community villages in low land areas.
On October 21, 2021, the Local Authorities and Akobo East community leaders, through the office of ROSS/RRC Coordinator, called for a meeting with all the humanitarian agencies on ground in Akobo East to assess the situation and provide recommendations on possible humanitarian response.
On November 12, 2021, humanitarian agencies in Akobo East (SCI, NRC, OXFAM, CIDO, CRS, INTERSOS,
MSI, UNHCR, VSF-G, REACH, CMD and AFH) conducted an Inter-agency Rapid Need Assessment in all the four payams (Bilkey, Dengjok, Gakdong and Nyandit) with over twenty four (24) villages displaced away from their homes. Based on the observations, focus group discussions (FGDs) and key informant interviews (KIIs) conducted, access to these villages was actually challenging due to high level of water especially in the most affected areas which had to be accessed by speedboats and by foot. Out of 1,131 HHs (6,786 individuals) of the affected population, 184 HHs (1,102 individuals) were visited during the assessment. The entire affected communities were still living in safer areas where they had relocated in higher grounds within the same county.
The situation requires immediate humanitarian response to provide lifesaving assistance through food,
NFI kits (plastic sheets, blankets, buckets or Jerricans and mosquito nets), WASH kits distribution and health support.
On top of a short term action, it will also be important to monitor mid and long term impact of the situation. The flood severely impacted the crops and livestock, which may lead to 1) an acute need for food during the dry season and 2) displaced people not returning back to their locations of origin as their shelters were destroyed and lost their sources of income.
There is very high prevalence of WASH related diseases including but not limited to diarrhea (AWD), bacterial conjunctivitis, and skin infections as there is no access to safe and clean drinking water due to submerging of most hand pumps/ boreholes by the flood. Health status of the community is very poor as the flood has resulted in increased rate of communicable diseases like Malaria, Enteric fever,
Pneumonia coupled with inaccessible health facilities due to submerged roads, scarce medicines in the health facilities, and unqualified medical practitioners in the health facilities. The flood has resulted in increased insecurity as the vulnerable population search for a source of livelihood for themselves and their animals. This insecurity is further exaggerated by the inter-clan conflicts and resulting in increased risk of SGBV among the adolescent girls in the communities.
IRNA Report: Akobo County (Akobo East) , Jonglei State Friday, November 12, 2021 This IRNA Report is a product of Inter-Agency Assessment mission conducted and information compiled based on the inputs provided by partners on the ground including; government authorities, affected communities/IDPs and agencies.