Logistics Cluster South Sudan Situation Report, 30 September 2012

Contents:

1. SITUATION UPDATE

2. LOGISTICS COORDINATION

3. TRANSPORT SECTOR

4. STORAGE

5. INFORMATION MANAGEMENT/ASSESSMENTS

SITUATION UPDATE

Humanitarian Update

• Health concerns for the refugee populations in Upper Nile State continue and to datepeople have died as a result of Hepatitis E outbreak since the beginning of September.

• Arrivals into South Sudan have significantly slowed during the month of September, with approximately 4,000 new refugees into Unity and Upper Nile States.
Humanitarian actors anticipate a sharp increase in refugee and returnees following the end of the rainy season.

• Approximately 260,000 people have been negatively affected by flooding across South Sudan, with the most significant interventions needed in Jonglei. The Logistics Cluster response to the Jonglei flooding was to rapidly deploy one Mi8 MTV heavy lift helicopter and move over 40mt of supplies to villages throughout the State, in cooperation with OCHA and partners on the ground.

• Insecurity continues to impact humanitarian operations in Jonglei State; however the Logistics Cluster is prepared to respond once the area is accessible with further airlifts as required.