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Severe flooding in South Sudan, Somalia cause major humanitarian crisis

Massive flooding in parts of South Sudan and Somalia worsened the humanitarian situation in those countries with aid agencies now calling for help.

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), also known as Doctors without borders said seven million people in South Sudan need humanitarian assistance, while in Somalia, more than 270,000 people are displaced after the Shabelle river burst its banks. 

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