Many survivors of the Tuesday floods in Elegu in which thousands were displaced continued to sleep by the roadside along with their property. The town in Amuru district close to the Uganda - South Sudan border had been a magnet for business for several years. John Obote chose to keep his family after the floods washed away his home and most of his possessions by the road side. He was afraid of strangers because his family living out in the open faced many threats. “Thieves move in groups along the highway and rob us.” Said, John Obote – Flood Victim. He improvised with a sharp slasher as a weapon to provide security for his family. “I use this slasher to protect my people in case the thieves came.” Obote made some fire not only to keep his family warm but also to keep away mosquitoes and wild animals. But their situation was dared as the only water source for drinking water had been contaminated by the flood. Other survivors like Obote also slept with their valuables along this highway to South Sudan. These locals said that sleeping by the roadside wasn’t by choice but also it was dangerous because the road was used by heavy and sometimes risky vehicles. Now if this condition was to continue, fears were that the worse could come to the worst.

The Police that was part of the emergency response in the area puts the death toll at 2 and gave an update on ongoing efforts. “Water level is now going down, the situation is normalizing, efforts to make searching of missing persons is still going on, I want to report that this morning at around 11 am exactly we recovered a body of a 60-year old man.” Said, Jimmy Okema – Aswa Regional Police Spokesperson.

Relief from the Office of the Prime Minister and other Civil Society organizations also arrived. “The delivery of relief 700 bags of 50kg of rice, 100bags of 100kg of maize flour, and 10bags of 100kg of beans for targeted distribution to floods victims in Elegu town.” It was however, to be distributed within 3 days after local leaders had registered those displaced in their area. Both the leaders and the residents however said the relief being provided was inadequate and couldn’t cater for the thousands affected. “This one is not enough, to me, even this one is going to bring a headache.” “And members who are here and the Sub-county chief with his own people, they should work tirelessly to let that victim be the one to have that.” The army and Police had come in to guard and supervise the distribution of the aid to over 3,000 people. They also warned that more floods could follow after a heavy downpour on Thursday night.