President Salva Kiir of South Sudan announced on Thursday that his government has set aside Seven Million South Sudanese Pounds to help over 223,000 affected victims of recent floods in the country.

CEOAFRICA.com gathered that the President also appealed for donations in any kind to alleviate the suffering and devastation being experienced by the people, as the floods affected many crops and roads.

The President said,”At this moment, affected people need our help to tide over the calamity that has fallen upon them, to survive and rebuild their lives. I request all the citizens, the business people, humanitarian agencies and the well wishers to stand with our people and actively participate in the national effort to support them at this difficult time. I appeal to all to donate,” President Kiir said.

Furthermore, the leader of South Sudan said,” The country needs responsibility. We have guaranteed this sense of responsibility and today I want to inform you that there has been extensive devastation due to floods in the country. Large number of our people has been forced to leave their homes and have been damaged. The government has responded to forming emergency response taskforce and I instructed this team to visit all these places which have been affected by flood.”

Places that need urgent aides include Warrap, Northern Bashr el Ghazal, Western Unity, Upper Nile, Jonglei and parts of Eastern Central Equatoria states.

“The government is concerned about the suffering imposed on our people by the flood but I am confident and believe that together with your help, this crisis will be overcome,” he said.