WHO: One million people in South Sudan affected by floods

In South Sudan on the Horn of Africa, a million people are now affected by flooding.

The homes of at least 180,000 people have been destroyed since the rainy season began in April, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.

Many areas of the country continue to be flooded, even though the rainy season ended in October.

According to UN forecasts, three out of four South Sudanese will be dependent on humanitarian aid next year.

Around 6.6 million people - more than half of the population - do not have enough to eat.

According to the WHO, about 66,000 of these people are starving.

Around 1.4 million children under the age of five are severely malnourished.

According to the WHO, the floods have inundated thousands of hectares of fields and roads and destroyed houses, health centers and schools.

In addition to health care, the water supply is no longer guaranteed because the floods have destroyed boreholes and wells and the water is therefore contaminated.

The result is disease outbreaks, including hepatitis, cholera and malaria, according to the WHO.