South Sudan: Floods Snapshot (As of 18 October 2024)

SITUATION UPDATE

Flooding continues to impact and displace people countrywide. Over 1 million individuals are affected by floods across 42 counties and the Abyei Administrative Area, with Northern Bahr el Ghazal and Unity states comprising over 40 per cent of the affected population. About 271,000 people are displaced by floods in 17 counties and the Abyei Administrative Area, seeking refuge on higher ground. Heavy rainfall and flooding have rendered 15 key supply routes impassable, restricting physical access.

• 1M people affected by floods(1)
• 271K people displaced by floods(1)
• 42 counties and Abyei affected by floods
• 17 counties and Abyei reporting flood displacement

(1) Some of the flood-affected and flood-displaced figures are pending verification