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Heavy fighting near numerous South Sudanese towns and refugee camps displaced hundreds of civilians, many for the second time, aid organisation, World Vision, said on Thursday.
The country's second city, Malakal, had been completely razed and plundered, according to World Vision staff member, Katharina Witkowski.
``Malakal is a ghost town today. People were shot in their hospital beds, and you see human skeletons lying all over the town,’’ said Witkowski.
The start of the rainy season in about two weeks' time could cause flooding and an outbreak of water-borne diseases, World Vision warned, especially since many refugee camps were now overcrowded.
Earlier this week, the UN said South Sudan was at risk of famine.
The country's second city, Malakal, had been completely razed and plundered, according to World Vision staff member, Katharina Witkowski.
``Malakal is a ghost town today. People were shot in their hospital beds, and you see human skeletons lying all over the town,’’ said Witkowski.
The start of the rainy season in about two weeks' time could cause flooding and an outbreak of water-borne diseases, World Vision warned, especially since many refugee camps were now overcrowded.
Earlier this week, the UN said South Sudan was at risk of famine.
