Aweil authorities warn citizens about river crossings, flash floods
Local authorities in Aweil West County of Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State have cautioned the communities to be careful while crossing the river, saying the warning will protect people from drowning.
The authorities issued the warning after a 17-year-old girl drowned in Gomjuer West Payam while she was navigating the waters of Chel River on Saturday last week.
John Garang Aguot, the Executive Director in Aweil West County, urged citizens to observe the orders.
“I am giving my message to all people. Of course, the river is not good because it has taken our small children who used to play in it,” Garang Aguot said. “Every child and everybody who has children must make sure that children do not go to play in the river randomly because there are dangerous locations in the river. If the child goes in, he may be thinking that he is playing, but there are death incidents. I am telling all people that what happened