Sudan: Exodus Expats South Sudan Started After Quiet Night in Juba

18 December 2013

Juba — The first expatriates have left Juba by plane on Wednesday morning after several days of unrest. The night was relative calm with few random shootings reported. Some soldiers were roaming around in the city in Tong Ping, Hai Malakal and Hai Cinema. The clashes between rivalling soldiers within the presidential guards had ceased since Tuesday afternoon.

The US embassy in Juba advised all Americans to "depart immediately". The Kenyan and several other European embassies have started registering people on Tuesday to organize the repatriation.

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