The World Food Program (WFP), has started air-dropping food aid to Yida refugee camp in Unity State.
The WFP is using aircrafts to drop food rations and humanitarian assistance to an estimated sixty thousand refugees (60,000) in the camp after the start of the rainy season made the roads impassable.
The Public Information officer of the WFP in South Sudan, George Ferminyen says they plan to conduct two flights every week. Ferminyen told Radio Miraya that they will airdrop about 3,000 metric tons of cereals within forty days.
"At the moment WFP plans to do an air operation and operation of airdrop of food in the Yida Refugee Camp in Unity State and that operation started this week. We did a test drop on Monday and that basically was to ensure that the drops are properly done. Today (Wednesday) is when we are starting the operation in full gear "
The WFP launched a similar operation to assist refugees in Maban county, Upper Nile State mid-last month.
