200 South Sudan refugees die after boat capsizes in White Nile river By The Courier Reporter January 14 2014, 1:24pm January 14 2014, 1:24pm Share 200 South Sudan refugees die after boat capsizes in White Nile river Share via Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Messenger Email Post link https://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/uk-world/268375/200-south-sudan-refugees-die-after-boat-capsizes-in-white-nile-river/ Copy Link A displaced woman and baby who fled the fighting and made it across the White Nile earlier this month. Around 200 people, mostly women and children, have drowned after the boat they were using to flee fighting in Southern Sudan sank on the White Nile. Tens of thousands have already crossed in wooden boats to escape fighting around the rebel-held city of Bor. A government military spokesman said the front line continues to shift but it appears fighting is about 45 miles north of Juba, the country’s capital. In Ethiopia, where peace talks are taking place, a spokesman for the rebels said Ugandan helicopters and fighter jets are bombing rebel positions.
