Severe flooding between June and October displaced more than 343,000 people in 44 of the fledgling nation of South Sudan’s 79 counties. In Jonglei State, hundreds of thousands marooned by the floods had to contend with border clashes with Sudan that displaced 190,000 more.
How Natural Disasters Changed the World in 2012
Last year, an estimated 32.4 million people worldwide were forced from their homes due to natural disasters. Here, 10 countries that suffered some of the worst displacements, according to the Norwegian Refugee Council