Walgak, South Sudan

Walgak
Walgak is located in South Sudan
Walgak
Walgak
Coordinates: 8°09′34″N 32°14′23″E / 8.15933°N 32.239799°E / 8.15933; 32.239799
CountrySouth Sudan
StateJonglei
CountyAkobo

Walgak is a town in South Sudan. It made headlines as the location of the February 2013 massacre of over 100 people in the ongoing Murle-Nuer conflict.[1][2] The Walgak area is susceptible to severe flooding.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Gettleman 2013.
  2. ^ "South Sudan: Jonglei - Hundreds Feared Dead or Missing in Akobo County Attack". Sudan Tribune. 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
  3. ^ UNMIS 2010.

References

  • UNMIS (2010-07-26). "Akobo flooding kills two, destroys 133 homes". Retrieved 2013-02-12.
  • Gettleman, Jeffrey (2013-02-11). "U.N. Team to Visit Site of Massacre in South Sudan". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2013-02-12.


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