The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has evacuated injured civilians and non-essential staff from Bor to the nation’s capital, Juba, which is mostly peaceful.<br /><br />UNMISS says there are about 15,000 people in Bor sheltering from deadly violence between groups loyal to the president, Salva Kiir, and groups loyal to the vice-president, Riek Machar, who was sacked in July following a power struggle.<br /><br />Toby Lanzer, Deputy Special Representative to the Secretary-General (UNMISS) explained more about the situation: “The thing that we need most is that we need the people who are causing all of this to get everybody under control. There was a lot of looting, a lot of gunshots, a lot of dead bodies and very, very out of control youth. Heavily armed and that needs to be brought under control,” he said.<br /><br />Bor, the capital of Jonglei, is said to be the scene of some of the fiercest clashes between factions. <br /><br />Hundreds have been killed in the fighting. World leaders are concerned about all-out civil war in South Sudan, which has a history of ethnic violence and divided military loyalties.
