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| South Sudan Nile ferry sinks with more than 200 dead | South Sudan Nile ferry sinks with more than 200 dead |
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| More than 200 civilians in South Sudan have drowned in a Nile ferry accident while fleeing fighting in town of Malakal, an army spokesman says. | More than 200 civilians in South Sudan have drowned in a Nile ferry accident while fleeing fighting in town of Malakal, an army spokesman says. |
| Philip Aguer confirmed the incident, which happened on Sunday. | Philip Aguer confirmed the incident, which happened on Sunday. |
| Some 355,000 people have been displaced by the fighting between the South Sudanese government and rebel forces, according to the UN. | Some 355,000 people have been displaced by the fighting between the South Sudanese government and rebel forces, according to the UN. |
| Malakal is the gateway to the oilfields of the Upper Nile region and the town has seen fighting in recent days. | Malakal is the gateway to the oilfields of the Upper Nile region and the town has seen fighting in recent days. |
| "The reports we have are of between 200 to 300 people, including women and children. The boat was overloaded," Mr Aguer told the AFP news agency. | |
| "They all drowned. They were fleeing the fighting that broke out again in Malakal," the spokesman added. | |
| Malakal is located on the banks of the White Nile - just north of its confluence with the Sobat River. | |
| The UN estimates that more than 1,000 people have died since the conflict began on 15 December. | |
| Talks aimed at securing a ceasefire in the month-long conflict are taking place in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. | Talks aimed at securing a ceasefire in the month-long conflict are taking place in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. |
| South Sudan seceded from Sudan in 2011 after a long and bloody conflict, to become the world's newest state. | South Sudan seceded from Sudan in 2011 after a long and bloody conflict, to become the world's newest state. |