Lakes state returnees suffering from heavy rainfall ARTICLECOMMENTS (4) EmailPrintSave
August 15, 2011 (JUBA) - The Lakes state citizens returning from Khartoum and accommodated in the Nyot-Tikagui area of Rumbek central county are calling upon the state government and UN to assist them in making drainage facilities and to supply them with malaria drugs. According a resident, Machol Dhuoruai, the area has been severely affected by heavy rainfall and that 20 among the 315 houses are flooded. He said four trucks are now stuck in the camp due to the heavy raindfall. Dhuoruai said that “now the sickness which affects our cows is affecting us”. Many of the residents are suffering from malaria. Another resident, Sarah Yar Marial, says “there is no help from the government”, claiming that the local hospital had been closed for two weeks. The Lakes state Director for Southern Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (SSRRC) Philip Kot Job refused to talk to the media about the returnee’s allegations and demands. There was no one else in the Lakes state government officials willing to comment. Since South Sudan seceded from the north, many South Sudanese citizens who had fled during the civil war have returned home. This is putting a strain on the infrastructures in their communities. (ST) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD info" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
