Over 80 killed in South Sudan recent ethnic violence

BBC News:

At least 80 civilians were killed in South Sudan’s Eastern Equatoria state in July alone, the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) has revealed.

The killings occurred as a result of ethnic clashes in Kapoeta North county. It wasn’t clear what triggered the clashes, the UN agency says

According to its latest humanitarian snapshot released on Tuesday, Ocha says more than 17,500 people in the area were also displaced due to the violence.

It reported that as of July, food insecurity, inter-communal violence, conflict and disease outbreaks persisted and continued to worsen.

Ocha says the humanitarian situation in South Sudan remains dire.