Juba — Continuing clashes in South Sudan's Upper Nile state are leading to more deaths and displacements of people, some of whom are already displaced and living in dire conditions, the international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said today. In Malakal, over 6,600 people have fled their homes to seek shelter at the UN protection of civilians (PoC) base, while in Melut, a town north of Malakal; over 1,665 families have sought refuge across the river Nile since the beginning of April.
The organisation further called upon all parties to the South Sudanese conflict to allow for necessary humanitarian access to all parts of the country.
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