Explosion Leaves Three Dead, Three Critically Wounded
A deadly explosion in Torit town, Enyif residential area, Ifwoto Payam, Torit County of Eastern Equatoria State (EES) has left three people dead and three others critically wounded. 24 May 2013 By Peter Lokale Nakimangole TORIT, 24 May 2013 [Gurtong] – The explosion occurred On Thursday at around 2.00pm and left two children below 10 years and a family member dead while the wounded are from different families, officials said. Speaking to Gurtong on Thursday at Torit, Hon. Angela Ajana Pio lamented about the loss of the children, calling it a regrettable occurrence. Hon. Ajana who represents the Torit SPLM Women League at the EES Legislative Assembly and also comes from Ifwoto Payam of Torit County accompanied the dead and wounded to the state hospital. According to Hon. Ajana, the children were going to fetch water at a by borehole but on their way, they unknowingly found an ordinance and decided to play with it which eventually claimed their lives. Hon. Ajana said one of the deceased was away but on seeing colleagues playing with the un-exploded ordinance, ran as he shouted at them to stop playing but it exploded. The State Health Minister Dr. Margaret Itto Leonardo who was also at the Hospital extended condolences to the bereaved families as she also beseeched God to help rescue the lives of the surviving ones. She said it is a difficult time but urged the families to bear the situation. Gurtong visited one of the survivors of the explosion Agnes Abyei Patrick who is being taken care of by her Martha Patrick in Torit State Hospital. She got injured at her right leg but her condition is not too bad compared to the other two survivors. Minister Dr. Itto told the press that one of the victims being treated in the theatre had his intestines squeezed out by the explosion. Posted in: Home -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14orX0Nar72LheO1FUS9O0R%3Df%2B%3DA5W54-td1hhsVzwX%2BoZQ%40mail.gmail.com?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
