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Situation overview
Ulang County is located in the eastern part of the Upper Nile State. It borders with Baliet County to the north and Luakpiny/Nasir County to the North East. Further, it borders with Jonglei State (Nyirol County and Akobo County) to the south-west and Ethiopia to the East. The County is located along the River Sobat and usually suffers severely by flooding. During this year’s flooding, community members started noticing some indicators, that there would be a serious threat for them. Due to the magnitude of the flooding, many homes were destroyed and the food washed away the community belongings.
According to the thorough survey in all selected areas, there was an estimated number of 2450 households affected (Each household has an average estimated number of 5 persons per family). In Ulang there are 282 HH flood-affected – 1.410 individuals, from the following villages: Liap/Wuntith Bulbuong Blocks, Rotguek, and Nyieguot.
• In Kuich Payam the general population is 15.017 and the total number of households affected are 799 - 3995 individuals. These people come from the following places: Kuoch, Wech-lita Kuich town and Ruplet and some have moved to the following places: Wech Nyath, Wechkoari.
• In Yomding payam there are 978HH and 4890 individuals affected. These people come from the following villages: Majiok, Wathjak, Kerchoat, and Puokbor.
• In Yieng payam Tithpuok, Yochdeng, Rotiiop, Kulong, Kanyuot, Wech Loum, are inhabited by 10.734 people, among which 156 HH - 780 individuals affected.
• In Nyangore payam, Chok, Panadi, Wech Dengnyang, Tenyder, DhuongJang, Wunkuel, the population counts 8660 individual of which 265 (53HH) were affected.
• In Barmach, Payam, Wunbut, Ngomchuk, there were 141HH and 705 individuals affected. These people have moved to Ulang.
• In Doma, there are 41HH, 1098 individuals affected, in Doma center and Nyarwich.
Most of the population has suffered greatly and they lost all properties like food and livestock. There is no safe drinking water available for most of villages for neither host community nor IDPs. Further, some IDPs live in the open field as the host community cannot accommodate everyone. There are no latrines and few of them collapsed due to flooding and people defecate in the river from which they also get water for drinking and domestic use. Children do not attend school as some schools are now abandoned and others are occupied by the IDPs.
Furthermore, there have been reported incidents of snake bites in Kuoch and Poukbor. In Wechlita, Bienyual and Koch there is no available health facility, and the increasing population will exacerbate an already challenging situation.