South Sudan Declares Jonglei State A Disaster Zone


Jonglei Clashes: South Sudan Declares A Disaster -- BBC

South Sudan has declared a disaster in Jonglei state, where some 100,000 people have fled recent clashes between rival ethnic groups.

This would enable aid agencies to move in urgently, as food, medicine and shelter was badly needed, the information minister told the BBC.

Following days of fighting, he said the areas was now under government control.

Some 6,000 ethnic Lou Nuer fighters attacked the area around Pibor town, outnumbering army and UN forces.

This is the latest round in a cycle of violence which has lasted several months - in one incident last year some 600 Lou Nuer were killed by attackers from the Murle community, the group which fled from Pibor.

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