South Sudan Declares Disaster in Flood-Affected Areas

South Sudan Declares Disaster in Flood-Affected Areas
People wade through flood water in Managil city in al-Gezira state, Sudan, on Aug. 23, 2022. Ebrahim Hamid/AFP via Getty Images
The Associated Press
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JUBA, South Sudan—South Sudan’s government has declared flood-affected parts of the country as national disaster areas and appealed for assistance.

Friday’s appeal came after torrential rains in the Upper Nile and Bahr el-Ghazal regions.