Within the next nine days, drinking water at refugee camps in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state will run dry, warned the aid agency Doctors Without Borders on Tuesday. Meanwhile, refugees continue to stream into the state, as the few camps set up to house to entrants are stretched even further beyond capacity. According to the most … Continue reading
Refugees dig for water in a dried up watering hole in Jamam camp, in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state. Credit: Jared Ferrie/IPS http://www.ipsnews.net/2012/06/sudanese-refugees-dying-of-thirst/ JUBA, Jun 14 2012 (IPS) – Sudanese refugees have started dying as a camp in South Sudan ran out of water four days ago after a massive influx of people fled … Continue reading
