Families struggle with severe hunger as floodwaters worsen, forcing them to forage for water lilies to survive.
In South Sudan, desperate families in flood-stricken villages are enduring unbearable conditions, wading through crocodile-infested waters to find water lilies to eat, as the climate crisis continues to escalate.
After three consecutive years of devastating floods, many areas remain submerged, with fields that should have provided food still under water. The worst-hit regions, such as Fangak, are rapidly losing ground to the relentless floodwaters, leaving displaced communities stranded along the banks of the White Nile River. These families have no land left to cultivate and no safe place to escape the flooding.
The situation, which was already critical earlier in the year, has only worsened with another summer of intense rainfall. As hunger spreads, communities are being forced to rely on whatever they can find to survive. For some, the search for water lilies has become a vital lifeline in this humanitarian disaster.
