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JUBA — The UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) is constructing a second dyke to protect residents in Bor town of South Sudan from the floods that have plagued Jonglei State over the last one year.
“The second dikes are being constructed in seven different areas. The total length of new second dikes is 8 km. The construction is on-going and more than 2 km work has already been completed,” said a statement extended to Sudans Post on Monday.
The UN migration agency stated that 8 kilometers dykes involve the use of excavators to prevent more people from being displaced by floods again.
“The work on major and minor improvements on the dike is in progress. The work includes strengthening 83 weak points with a length of 3.4 KM,” it said.
Since last year, floods have caused enormous disruptions across Jonglei State.
According to the South Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation Commission, a government humanitarian agency, the floods had covered 80 percent of the state’s land and displaced more than 403,000 to higher ground in less struck areas.
Houses have collapsed and lives have been lost, while farming and other livelihoods have also been badly affected.
The outpour of water from the Owen Falls Dam in Uganda caused the banks of the White Nile in Bor to burst.
