Residents of Bor, Jonglei State, walking through flooded roads in the state capital. Hundreds of people were displaced from their homes when heavy rains caused the banks of the River Nile to burst. UNMISS South Korean contingent engineers assisted the state government in constructing new dikes to prevent more flooding. Photo: UNMISS/Hailemichael Gebrekrstos. Click for larger image
Flooding in Bor
- 04 September 2013
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