More than 50,000 flee South Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan – The UN humanitarian office says more than 50,000 South Sudanese have fled into the troubled Darfur region in neighbouring Sudan this year. OCHA’s statement Thursday highlights the desperate humanitarian situation in South Sudan, where a civil war began in December 2013 and a peace deal has been violated repeatedly. OCHA says South Sudan refugees started entering East Darfur in January, driven also by deteriorating food security.