Nearly a million affected by South Sudan flooding, warns UN

Submerged houses are seen in a flooded area that has been isolated for about a month and half due to the heavy rain in Pibor Town, Boma state, eastern South Sudan. AFP - PETER LOUIS

The number of people affected by large-scale flooding in South Sudan has doubled to almost a million since September, the UN's emergency response agency has warned.

Estimates by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) say some 909,000 people are suffering in the country of 11 million.