Nearly 1M people in South Sudan displaced by floods Celine Castronuovo © MAZEN MAHDI/AFP via Getty Images Nearly 1M people in South Sudan displaced by floods
Nearly 1 million people in South Sudan have been displaced or isolated by months of flooding, which The Associated Press noted this week is the worst in recent memory.
Waters in the northeast African country began to rise in June, washing away crops and swamping roads, with the threat of famine now looming.
The AP recently traveled to the Old Fangak area in the hard-hit Jonglei state, where the newswire spoke with local citizens who described experiences of walking for hours in chest-deep water to find food and health care.
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UK-France services return as travel ban eased © Getty Images Lorry drivers will have to prove they have tested negative for coronavirus before travelling
Rail, air and sea services between the UK and France resume this morning after the French government agreed to ease its travel ban over Covid fears.
French citizens, British nationals living in France and hauliers are among those now able to travel - if they have a recent negative test.
Soldiers joined NHS Test and Trace staff in Kent to carry out rapid lateral flow tests on lorry drivers.
Thousands of vehicles have been stuck there since the border shut on Sunday.