Search
Search
Journalism from the heart of crises

Photo Library

Journalist or researcher? Learn about using our images.

Displaying 41089 - 41120 of 44036
  • The land adjacent to the Pibor River is now indistinguishable from the river itself. Floods here in 2017 took three months to subside, according to MSF, and the water is still rising.
  • A man drives a speedboat along what was once a footpath in central Pibor. The national government “has not yet taken any initiative towards this situation”, said the governor of Pibor, David Yau Yau.
  • A young donkey lies dead in the grass in Gumuruk, a village roughly 30 kilometres from Pibor town. Local farmers have lost considerable amounts of livestock since the flooding began, due to a lack of available land to graze as well as waterborne parasites
  • Residents in central Pibor have had to flee their homes and scramble to safety. The extent of the damage has meant that humanitarian organisations are now being forced to provide aid with resources originally intended for next year’s dry season.
  • Empty fuel drums float around in the MSF healthcare facility.
  • A man sits in a flooded tractor within the compound of a now-defunct MSF primary healthcare centre in central Pibor.
  • A boy walks beside a man-made mud barrier that is keeping the floodwaters away from a small patch of dry land where roughly 2,700 people are living in makeshift shelters.
  • A man and three young girls use a canoe to transport their belongings on what was once a dry footpath leading away from Pibor’s airstrip. The rains are likely to continue until at least the end of November, putting even more people at risk.
  • Large swathes of land in South Sudan have been destroyed by flooding. The World Food Programme estimates that 40,000 acres of cropland have been destroyed.
    Large swathes of land in South Sudan have been destroyed by flooding. The World Food Programme estimates that 40,000 acres of cropland have been destroyed.
  • Benjamin Galwaha and his wife, Faith, run a small shop and rent out rooms in a property they own.
  • Benjamin Galwaha and his wife, Faith, run a small shop and rent out rooms in a property they own.
  • This series focusses on the drought and its impact in Kenya, Somalia and Zimbabwe
  • Occupational therapist Noor Al-Khatib teaches a Jordanian patient how to tie his shoelaces with only one hand.
  • Mohammad Zarzorie, from Latakia in Syria, arrived in Germany in 2015 and now works as an engineer in a chromium plating factory on the outskirts of Munich.
    Mohammad Zarzorie, from Latakia in Syria, arrived in Germany in 2015 and now works as an engineer in a chromium plating factory on the outskirts of Munich.
  • Johnson Nsiah, from Ghana, came to Germany with his wife in 2015 after they fled death threats in Libya. His wife and children are allowed to remain, but Nsiah is required to return to his home country and has been denied the right to work in Germany.
    Johnson Nsiah, from Ghana, came to Germany with his wife in 2015 after they fled death threats in Libya. His wife and children are allowed to remain, but Nsiah is required to return to his home country and has been denied the right to work in Germany.
  • Map showing Ethiopia, Oromia, West Guji, Gedeo, Gotiti
  • Mari Lole, a mother of nine, and Gedeo returnee, in her rebuilt home in Magala village, West Guji.
    Mari Lole, a mother of nine, and Gedeo returnee, in her rebuilt home in Magala village, West Guji.
  • Gelgelo Genee, Teremaj Belachew, Ibsa Ware, left to right, are "peace ambassadors" in Kercha, West Guji.
    Gelgelo Genee, Teremaj Belachew, Ibsa Ware, left to right, are "peace ambassadors" in Kercha, West Guji.
  • Imnet Irba, a 25 year old recent school graduate, leads monthly peace trainings in churches and schools in Gedeo zone.
    Imnet Irba, a 25 year old recent school graduate, leads monthly peace trainings in churches and schools in Gedeo zone.
  • Takele Sereka (left) an Gedecha Wako (right), two "Abba Gadas", or elders, in Kercha, West Guji.
    Takele Sereka (left) an Gedecha Wako (right), two "Abba Gadas", or elders, in Kercha, West Guji.
  • Inter-ethnic friendships still exist: (From left to right) Dagim, Fitsum, Girum.
    Inter-ethnic friendships still exist: (From left to right) Dagim, Fitsum, Girum.
  • Statue in Hawassa of revered Sidama politician, Woldeamanuel Dubale.
    Statue in Hawassa of revered Sidama politician, Woldeamanuel Dubale.
  • A bed abandoned by the river side, Île aux Singes.
    A bed abandoned by the river side, Île aux Singes, Bangui.
  • The national NGO REMOD is charged with the construction of eight latrine facilities at the Socada site, which hosts 2036 people.
  • Bernard Toungba, 70 years-old, is sheltered at Socada with his children and grand-children.
  • Items rescued by Aubin Kongbia, 51, from his flooded house.
  • Chantale, mother of three, woke up two weeks ago with the water rising in her house, touching her bed.
  • At the Socada site, 2036 people are waiting for a roof to be installed on the abandoned building. They live all together under one main tent and smaller shelters provided by humanitarians.
  • On the 29th of October at night, a fourth truck carrying women and children dislodged by the floods arrived at the Omnisport stadium. More than 500 people were relocated there in one day, in the wait of a more durable shelter.

Become a member of The New Humanitarian

Support our journalism and become more involved in our community. Help us deliver informative, accessible, independent journalism that you can trust and provides accountability to the millions of people affected by crises worldwide.

Join