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[image: email]Email<http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?iframe&page=enviar_email_articulo&id_article=49998> [image: print]Print<http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?iframe&page=imprimable&id_article=49998> [image: pdf]Save<http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=spipdf&spipdf=spipdf_article&id_article=49998&nom_fichier=article_49998> [image: separation] [image: increase] <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article49998#> [image: decrease] <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article49998#> [image: separation] [image: separation] ------------------------------ February 17, 2014 (BENTIU) - A crew member was killed and three other injured on Monday when a cargo carrying relief supplies crashed in Bentiu, South Sudan's Unity state capital. *A cargo plane in Unity state (UNHCR photo)* The plane, chartered by International Organisation for Migration (IOM) from Juba to Bentiu, reportedly crashed on landing at the Rubkona airstrip. "The wing of the plane collided with two vehicles parked on the runway, causing a fire to break out. One crew member from the charter company was killed and three were injured," IOM said in a release. "The crew members have been evacuated by UNMISS [United Nations Mission in South Sudan] to Juba," it added. The operation was part of IOM's ongoing effort to deliver aid to displaced persons in parts of South Sudan most affected by the mid-December outbreak of violence in the country. The flights carry water, hygiene and sanitation equipment, medicine, shelter materials and relief supplies including blankets, kitchen sets, soap, buckets and mosquito net, which are distributed to people most-affected by fighting in Upper Nile, Jonglei and Unity states. "We are very saddened by this tragic accident," said David Derthick, IOM South Sudan Chief of Mission, adding that, "The members of the air crew have been vital in helping aid to reach some of South Sudan's most vulnerable people." The country's military could not provide any details on the plane mishap when contacted Tuesday. (ST). -- 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]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14opZR0XEJeWc2yM-7O_EM9So%2BgiM_FeSWi__rO_O3BhBrw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
