Some 34,000 South Sudanese civilians are taking refuge in United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) bases in the capital Juba and in Bor, the rebel-controlled capital of Jonglei state, the U.N. said late Thursday, since deadly ethnic clashes began last week in the two-year-old nation.
Since fighting broke out on Dec. 15 in South Sudan , as many as 500 people have been killed, according to local reports received by the U.N., while one UNMISS base in Jonglei state has been attacked. Regional mediators held talks with President Salva Kiir on Thursday in an effort to broker peace.
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