![]() Survivors of the Adidiang attack reported that dozens were killed or wounded, while others drowned in the river when trying to escape. It was the UN’s first visit to the camp since an attack on 7 September, when some 4,000 civilians sheltering there were forced to flee to Malakal. Today, it accommodates some 37,000 souls – overcrowded even before the recent arrivals. Under the protection of the UN Mission in South Sudan ( UNMISS), the site was originally set up nearly 10 years ago to host up to 12,000 internally displaced. Jamal led an inter-agency visit to the Adidiang island site, located about 40 kilometres south of the state capital, Malakal. Many have lost their homes and been separated from their families. Some of those unable to flee, including older people, have been hiding in bushes during attacks, and along the White Nile River.įleeing civilians are visibly traumatized and report killings, injuries, gender-based violence, abductions, extortion, looting and the burning of property. Women, children, and others at high risk, make up the majority of the displaced. Violence has since spread further to northern parts of Jonglei and Unity states.Īnd currently, conflict is spreading through Upper Nile’s Fashoda county, threatening the town of Kodok. ![]() “Civilians are under attack in this ruthless conflict we must ensure their protection”, the UN official stressed.įighting erupted in the Upper Nile village of Tonga on 15 August. At least 3,000 people have already fled to neighbouring Sudan – further escalating South Sudan’s refugee crisis, which is already the largest in Africa. ![]()
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