'Fire came from the sky and burned them' - life on the brink of civil war in South Sudan
Some 50,000 people are told to flee their homes as the army warns of a huge military offensive in Jonglei state.
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Some 50,000 people are told to flee their homes as the army warns of a huge military offensive in Jonglei state.
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