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- Hide Caption 1 of 12 Photos: South Sudan’s worst flooding in decades A girl pulls what remains of her family’s house through polluted floodwaters.
- Hide Caption 2 of 12 Photos: South Sudan’s worst flooding in decades A woman collects driftwood to try to build a shelter for her family.
- Hide Caption 6 of 12 Photos: South Sudan’s worst flooding in decades People work to get their possessions and livestock to higher ground before nightfall.
- Hide Caption 7 of 12 Photos: South Sudan’s worst flooding in decades Buildings in Bentiu are submerged in water.
- Hide Caption 9 of 12 Photos: South Sudan’s worst flooding in decades A family pulls their possessions and livestock on a homemade raft.