South Sudan: Aid worker killed in Jonglei violence
An MSF doctor (centre) and an MSF community area supervisor (right) treat a woman who has fallen sick, at an outdoor support clinic in Leer County, South Sudan(Photo credit: MSF/SSNN)
May 19, 2020 (SSNN) – A South Sudan aid worker working for Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has been killed as result of the renewed Jonglei fighting, the humanitarian agency said in a statement on Tuesday.
“We express our deepest sympathy and condolences to the families, friends and colleagues of our staff member and all those affected,” said Steve MacKay, MSF Deputy Head of Mission in South Sudan. “We condemn in the strongest possible terms the outrageous acts of intercommunal violence that has left dozens of people seriously wounded, and we fear many more dead.”
Fighting erupted in Pieri, Uror County, and few other villages there. The fighting erupted after armed men from neighboring Pibor Administrative Area attacked several villages in Jonglei state’s Greater Akobo.
The MSF said more than 50 people were being treated for injuries while many others are yet to arrived there.
“We have reasons to believe that the number of wounded people is very high,” said MacKay.
“So far, we have received 56 people with gunshot wounds, but we fear that many more could be dead, and over 100 wounded in and around Pieri. Our team is very concerned that other wounded people will not be able to access lifesaving medical care due to limited access to medical services in the area.”
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