Over 8,000 people in Fashoda State “eat leaves” as food runs out Photo: A child is assessed for malnutrition in Fashoda State. (Radio Tamazuj)
Conflict-affected people are eating leaves to stay alive in Fashoda State as humanitarian conditions worsen for over 8,000 civilians who have run out of food, a government official said. Muzamil Ojwok Ajak, head of the humanitarian and relief commission in Fashoda, told Radio Tamazuj yesterday that more than 8,000 people, mostly women and children in Kodok, Wadakona, Kaka and Fashoda areas were in dire conditions after they ran out of food and medicines. Muzamil revealed that all humanitarian organizations suspended their operations in the area since last week after clashes between government troops and opposition fighters.He claimed that that the security situation returned to normal after the government forces managed to captures some of the areas in the state -- 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/CAJb14orcaVDV2fNQvYESV8TdouVybhVX%3DgphG2LAt%2Bk3wvWO-w%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
