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Grisly accident claims 8 lives in Lakes State Road accident that claimed 8 lives in Maatbar of Rumbek on 26 May 2021. [Photo: Radio Tamazuj] At least eight people have died and eight others injured in a fatal road accident when a passenger pick-up car collided with a fuel tanker between Yirol West and Awerial County of Lakes State on Wednesday. Speaking to Radio Tamazuj the state traffic police investigator Awet Deng said seven people died on the spot, while another one died on the way to the hospital. Among the dead are a national security officer, the pick-up driver, and his co-driver. He a...

Covid-19: 6 patients escape from Yirol hospital Health authorities in Lakes State have confirmed that six Covid-19 positive patients escaped from an isolation center in Yirol Hospital last week due to fear of stigmatization and lack of food.  Doctor Mabor Kok told Radio Tamazuj that one of the patients was in critical condition.  "There are three reasons which make these coronavirus positive people escape. One is denial because many people deny having coronavirus and they leave the hospital. Secondly, those who tested positive for Covid-19 fear stigma because it becomes like HIV and the thi...