Conflict hinders aid delivery to flood-hit South Sudan's Upper Nile

South Sudan’s Upper Nile floods

People gather at camp for South Sudanese refugees in Sudan's White Nile state on September 15, 2021. Violent conflict among armed factions in South Sudan’s Upper Nile and Greater Fangak is hindering humanitarian aid to thousands of people already devastated by flooding. PHOTO | ASHRAF SHAZLY | AFP

Violent conflict among armed factions in South Sudan’s Upper Nile and Greater Fangak is hindering humanitarian aid to thousands of people already devastated by flooding.

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), or Doctors Without Borders, a medical charity group, says besides deaths and serious injuries of hundreds of people, the displaced are facing serious food shortage after relief supplies delivery was blocked by sporadic fighting