Speaking told Sudans Post on Tuesday, Buturos said the county had witnessed terrible floods for the past four years which has worsened food security in the county.
“People survive on the food relief services given by the World Food Program, which is limited, like this year; as of now, people survive on water lilies, and it is not even there,” said Buturos.
He revealed that in addition to destroying shelters, the devastating floods had also damaged crops and killed cattle which are the communities’ primary means of income.
He said the widespread crop failure brought on by floods has made the already unstable state of food security worse.
He added that many families are suffering from severe hunger and malnutrition.
“Most of the educational infrastructure have been destroyed by the water and even during the war. So, we are working now trying to boost the quality of education but without materials,” he said.
According to him, the county’s educational system has been hindered by inadequate facilities and a lack of qualified teachers.
“Some of the children are still learning under the trees, which is not good for 21st-century children to learn under the trees, but it happened in Fangak. This is critical, and we need to do something about it.”
He appealed to the national and Jonglei state governments to give the rural education system top priority in order to enhance learning.
