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Refugees are Flooding The Congo From South Sudan

Published May 16th, 2019 - 07:02 GMT

The refugees, sheltering in the town of Aru in Ituri province in the Congo, fled fighting along the border between South Sudan and Uganda.

Fighting has persisted between the government forces and rebels of the National Salvation Front which rejects the peace accord between the South Sudan President Salva Kiir and his arch-foe Riek Machar.

Authorities say 554 people have arrived since the start of the month and they are among nearly 100,000 South Sudanese refugees in the Congo's Haut Uele and Ituri provinces, according to the UNHCR.

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Elizabeth, a South Sudanese Refugee, poses inside a refugee transition camp in Aru for South Sudanese who have just arrived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. JOHN WESSELS / AFP

Elizabeth, a South Sudanese Refugee, poses inside a refugee transition camp in Aru for South Sudanese who have just arrived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. JOHN WESSELS / AFP

A young South Sudanese Refugee stands on the doorstep of a building located in a transition camp for South Sudanese refugees who have just arrived in Aru. JOHN WESSELS / AFP

A young South Sudanese Refugee stands on the doorstep of a building located in a transition camp for South Sudanese refugees who have just arrived in Aru. JOHN WESSELS / AFP

South Sudanese refugees sit in front of a wall filled with drawings and writings depicting scenes from home in Aru JOHN WESSELS / AFP

South Sudanese refugees sit in front of a wall filled with drawings and writings depicting scenes from home in Aru JOHN WESSELS / AFP

This picture shows blankets and clothes of South Sudanese refugees hanging in front of a wall filled with drawings and writings depicting scenes from home in a refugee transition camp for refugees who have just arrived in Aru. JOHN WESSELS / AFP

This picture shows blankets and clothes of South Sudanese refugees hanging in front of a wall filled with drawings and writings depicting scenes from home in a refugee transition camp for refugees who have just arrived in Aru. JOHN WESSELS / AFP

John Aremic, 20, a South Sudanese Refugee stands in front of a wall filled with drawings and writings depicting scenes from home in a building located in a transition camp for South Sudanese refugees who have just arrived in Aru. JOHN WESSELS / AFP

John Aremic, 20, a South Sudanese Refugee stands in front of a wall filled with drawings and writings depicting scenes from home in a building located in a transition camp for South Sudanese refugees who have just arrived in Aru. JOHN WESSELS / AFP

South Sudanese Refugees receive food after being transported from the border of South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to a refugee settlement site JOHN WESSELS / AFP

South Sudanese Refugees receive food after being transported from the border of South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to a refugee settlement site JOHN WESSELS / AFP

South Sudanese refugees transported by bus from the border of South Sudan to a refugees settlement site in Democratic republic of the Congo (DRC) are seen in the rear-view mirror of the bus JOHN WESSELS / AFP

South Sudanese refugees transported by bus from the border of South Sudan to a refugees settlement site in Democratic republic of the Congo (DRC) are seen in the rear-view mirror of the bus JOHN WESSELS / AFP

Young South Sudanese refugees are transported from the border of South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to a refugee settlement site. JOHN WESSELS / AFP

Young South Sudanese refugees are transported from the border of South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to a refugee settlement site. JOHN WESSELS / AFP

Elizabeth, a South Sudanese Refugee, poses inside a refugee transition camp in Aru for South Sudanese who have just arrived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. JOHN WESSELS / AFP
A young South Sudanese Refugee stands on the doorstep of a building located in a transition camp for South Sudanese refugees who have just arrived in Aru. JOHN WESSELS / AFP
South Sudanese refugees sit in front of a wall filled with drawings and writings depicting scenes from home in Aru JOHN WESSELS / AFP
This picture shows blankets and clothes of South Sudanese refugees hanging in front of a wall filled with drawings and writings depicting scenes from home in a refugee transition camp for refugees who have just arrived in Aru. JOHN WESSELS / AFP
John Aremic, 20, a South Sudanese Refugee stands in front of a wall filled with drawings and writings depicting scenes from home in a building located in a transition camp for South Sudanese refugees who have just arrived in Aru. JOHN WESSELS / AFP
South Sudanese Refugees receive food after being transported from the border of South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to a refugee settlement site JOHN WESSELS / AFP
South Sudanese refugees transported by bus from the border of South Sudan to a refugees settlement site in Democratic republic of the Congo (DRC) are seen in the rear-view mirror of the bus JOHN WESSELS / AFP
Young South Sudanese refugees are transported from the border of South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to a refugee settlement site. JOHN WESSELS / AFP
Elizabeth, a South Sudanese Refugee, poses inside a refugee transition camp in Aru for South Sudanese who have just arrived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. JOHN WESSELS / AFP
Elizabeth, a South Sudanese Refugee, poses inside a refugee transition camp in Aru for South Sudanese who have just arrived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. JOHN WESSELS / AFP
A young South Sudanese Refugee stands on the doorstep of a building located in a transition camp for South Sudanese refugees who have just arrived in Aru. JOHN WESSELS / AFP
A young South Sudanese Refugee stands on the doorstep of a building located in a transition camp for South Sudanese refugees who have just arrived in Aru. JOHN WESSELS / AFP
South Sudanese refugees sit in front of a wall filled with drawings and writings depicting scenes from home in Aru JOHN WESSELS / AFP
South Sudanese refugees sit in front of a wall filled with drawings and writings depicting scenes from home in Aru JOHN WESSELS / AFP
This picture shows blankets and clothes of South Sudanese refugees hanging in front of a wall filled with drawings and writings depicting scenes from home in a refugee transition camp for refugees who have just arrived in Aru. JOHN WESSELS / AFP
This picture shows blankets and clothes of South Sudanese refugees hanging in front of a wall filled with drawings and writings depicting scenes from home in a refugee transition camp for refugees who have just arrived in Aru. JOHN WESSELS / AFP
John Aremic, 20, a South Sudanese Refugee stands in front of a wall filled with drawings and writings depicting scenes from home in a building located in a transition camp for South Sudanese refugees who have just arrived in Aru. JOHN WESSELS / AFP
John Aremic, 20, a South Sudanese Refugee stands in front of a wall filled with drawings and writings depicting scenes from home in a building located in a transition camp for South Sudanese refugees who have just arrived in Aru. JOHN WESSELS / AFP
South Sudanese Refugees receive food after being transported from the border of South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to a refugee settlement site JOHN WESSELS / AFP
South Sudanese Refugees receive food after being transported from the border of South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to a refugee settlement site JOHN WESSELS / AFP
South Sudanese refugees transported by bus from the border of South Sudan to a refugees settlement site in Democratic republic of the Congo (DRC) are seen in the rear-view mirror of the bus JOHN WESSELS / AFP
South Sudanese refugees transported by bus from the border of South Sudan to a refugees settlement site in Democratic republic of the Congo (DRC) are seen in the rear-view mirror of the bus JOHN WESSELS / AFP
Young South Sudanese refugees are transported from the border of South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to a refugee settlement site. JOHN WESSELS / AFP
Young South Sudanese refugees are transported from the border of South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to a refugee settlement site. JOHN WESSELS / AFP

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