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Death toll in Wau gunfire rises to 25 WAU (12 Apr.) The death toll from the latest upsurge in fighting in Wau town, nothwastern South Sudan on Monday morning has risen to 25, according to a medical source. The UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan said that at least 11 civilians were killed after fighting spread to Wau town on Monday morning. Eyewitnesses reported that government-aligned militia were targeting local residents based on their ethnicities in residential areas in Wau. The source, who preferred anonymity, told Radio Tamazuj on Tuesday that the Wau Teaching Hospital had received 25 dead bodies and 11 wounded civilians after the recent events in Wau town.The doctor pointed out that there is a shortage of medical cadres and blood supplies at the hospital where wounded civilians are receiving medical treatment due to the violence.He explained that the lack of the blood is affecting surgery operations of the wounded people. Separately, Natalina Andea, Coordinator of Peace and Justice Commission at Catholic Church in Wau, said the conflict-displaced people, mostly women and children who had sought refuge at the Catholic Church are suffering due to lack of drinking water.“A large number of people are now sheltering inside the church, those people are suffering. They have a problem of water because the weather is hot, the children are suffering badly,” said Natalina.She pointed out that people are still fleeing to the UN Protection of Civilians site (PoC) due to security fears in Wau town. -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14opgR4ZAVLxqoC1yBU7g1hU1d_karMYJhHsLQ7zmBJJajQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
