LEER – Aid group Medicines Sans Frontiers (MSF) distributed critical non-food items to 300 hpuseholds displaced by flooding in Leer, southern Unity State.
The charity handed out the items after identifying increased floods impact through its early warning system for displaced populations.
A rapid assessment was conducted in Koatlampuar and Yang Payams – two of the worst affected areas in Leer.
“On 4 to 5 September, MSF distributed non-food item kits for 300 households, with each kit containing buckets and jerrycans for water, disinfecting tablets and sachets, soap and cloths for hygiene, and blankets and plastic sheeting for shelter.”
MSF says it continues to monitor the flood situation in Unity state, prioritizing Leer, Mayendit, and Panyijiar.
“In the coming days, rapid assessments are planned in Mayendit and Panyijiar to further evaluate the impact of the heavy rainfalls.”
For decades, MSF has been providing critical humanitarian service in the region providing free health service to tens of thousands of people.
It is the first time that the charity is forced to provide relief items as humanitarian response is constrained by foreign funding cuts, particularly by the Trump administration.
