Women do their laundry after disembarking at the Juba river port. The journey from Khartoum down the River Nile is a 15-day trip. People arrived with their most precious belongings, which included cars, beds, and even horses. Photos by Karina O'Meara/Catholic Relief Services
by Karina O’Meara as told to Sara A. Fajardo
It was mid-morning when we arrived to the Juba River Port last week and it was jostling with the sounds of people unloading bedding, horses, cars, and cooking supplies, from the four open-air containers that flanked a large passenger boat.
An estimated 700 people had made the up to 15-day journey from Khartoum and Kosti to reach southern Sudan’s largest city. Each day thousands of people have been flooding into Juba and other main cities throughout southern Sudan, in the lead up to the referendum vote. People arrive on boats, planes, and buses daily. Continue reading
