More than 16 thousand people have sought shelter after two days of intense fighting in South Sudan's capital, Juba.<br/> <br />Many of the displaced take refuge in a UN compound next to Juba airport.<br/> <br />Aid workers say the number of refugees is rising and food supplies are running low.<br/> <br />The UN says up to 500 people have died in clashes between rival army factions<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) UNNAMED JUBA RESIDENT, SAYING:<br/> <br />"You can find a lot of bodies all over the place. I had my cousin over there, he is not even bringing bodies right now. And I had a lot of friends that were out there with them for a couple of days - now they are all gone."<br/> <br />Many more people have been wounded as authorities try to regain complete control of the city, after what they say was an attempted military coup by the former Vice-President, Riek Machar.<br/> <br />The Juba government said it had arrested 10 major political figures and was hunting for its former vice president.<br/> <br />U.S. Secretary of Sta
