Walgak, South Sudan

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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. http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article45461. Retrieved 2013-02-12. 
  3. UNMIS 2010.

References

  • UNMIS (2010-07-26). "Akobo flooding kills two, destroys 133 homes". http://unmis.unmissions.org/Default.aspx?tabid=511&ctl=Details&mid=697&ItemID=9780. 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. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/12/world/africa/un-team-to-visit-site-of-massacre-in-south-sudan.html. Retrieved 2013-02-12. 




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