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Clashes between two rival SPLA-IO factions have left an unknown number of soldiers dead on both sides; Authorities say several people drowned when a boat they were traveling in capsized in the Sobat River in Upper Nile State; The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization says floods have destroyed more than 37,000 tons of grain in South Sudan and urges immediate assistance.

Over 10,000 people in parts of Nasir County of South Sudan’s Upper Nile State remained without food and shelter weeks after floods destroyed their homes.

Soldiers at illegal security checkpoints in Upper Nile State are exploiting traders and hindering river transportation, traders complain.

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