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South Sudan: Snake attacks escalate due to rain
South Sudan is currently being rocked by a veritable wave of snake attacks. The torrential rains are partly to blame.
According to local media reports, almost 90 snake attacks have been reported in the southern Sudanese state of Bahr el-Ghazal alone since the start of the rainy season.
The snakes can be washed in where houses are under water, and the animals are often noticed too late on flooded roads. Particularly in remote villages, it is then difficult to provide patients with antivenom in time after being bitten by poisonous snakes.
As the radio station Radio Tamzuj reported, citing local authorities, four people have died from snake bites so far. In addition, 83 people have been injured by snake bites in recent weeks.
Worst floods for decades
Bahr el-Ghazal is located in the north-west of South Sudan on the border with Sudan, where severe flooding has also been taking place for weeks. The rainy season is yet to begin in other regions of South Sudan. Experts are expecting the worst floods for decades.
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