{"id":91717,"date":"2026-04-10T11:49:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T11:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/jonglei-enhances-flood-defenses-for-rainy-season"},"modified":"2026-04-10T11:55:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T11:55:13","slug":"jonglei-enhances-flood-defenses-for-rainy-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/jonglei-enhances-flood-defenses-for-rainy-season","title":{"rendered":"Jonglei Enhances Flood Defenses for Rainy Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>The Jonglei state government has launched a series of measures to protect communities from floods ahead of the 2026 rainy season, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Information Minister Nyamar Lony Thicot told Eye Radio on Thursday that a flood management committee, comprising government officials, community leaders, and humanitarian partners, has begun repairing dykes, opening drainage channels, and installing water pumps in Bor town and other vulnerable areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Flood Management Committee, together with our partners, is working to open water channels. Drainage channels are being rehabilitated and constructed along roads to allow water to move freely,\u201d Thicot said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSandbags have also been provided by our partners and the communities, and they will be installed to protect the communities from floods. Dykes are being rehabilitated to shield communities during the rainy season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thicot added that a hydraulic head sensor, a machine that measures river water levels, has been acquired and will soon be installed on the River Nile in Bor. The device will help authorities provide early warnings to residents in case of rising waters.<\/p>\n<p>The minister also highlighted the importance of road infrastructure for flood response, noting that roads in Bor, Twic East, and Duk counties have already been repaired, with works scheduled to start in Ayod and Nyirol counties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese newly refurbished roads are vital for rescuing people and delivering humanitarian assistance during floods,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Thicot praised international partners for their support, singling out the World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for funding flood mitigation projects across the state.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Sudan<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. The Jonglei state government has launched a series of measures to protect communities from floods ahead of the 2026 rainy season, officials said. Information Minister Nyamar Lony Thicot told Eye Radio on Thursday that a flood management committee, comprising government officials, community leaders, and humanitarian partners, has begun repairing dykes, opening drainage [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":91716,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[233],"class_list":["post-91717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","tag-south-sudan"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Jonglei Enhances Flood Defenses for Rainy Season - South Sudan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Jonglei state government has launched a series of measures to protect communities from floods ahead of the 2026 rain ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/jonglei-enhances-flood-defenses-for-rainy-season\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Jonglei Enhances Flood Defenses for Rainy Season\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Jonglei state government has launched a series of measures to protect communities from floods ahead of the 2026 rain ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/jonglei-enhances-flood-defenses-for-rainy-season\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"South Sudan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-10T11:49:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-10T11:55:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/sites\/32\/2026\/04\/sm_1775809420.111181.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"847\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"540\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/jonglei-enhances-flood-defenses-for-rainy-season#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/jonglei-enhances-flood-defenses-for-rainy-season\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Jonglei Enhances Flood Defenses for Rainy Season\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-10T11:49:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-10T11:55:13+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/jonglei-enhances-flood-defenses-for-rainy-season\"},\"wordCount\":271,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/jonglei-enhances-flood-defenses-for-rainy-season#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/sites\/32\/2026\/04\/sm_1775809420.111181.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"South-Sudan\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"community\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/jonglei-enhances-flood-defenses-for-rainy-season#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/jonglei-enhances-flood-defenses-for-rainy-season\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/jonglei-enhances-flood-defenses-for-rainy-season\",\"name\":\"Jonglei Enhances Flood Defenses for Rainy Season - 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