Walgak, South Sudan

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Walgak
Coordinates: 8°09′34″N32°14′23″E / 8.15933°N 32.239799°E / 8.15933; 32.239799 Coordinates: 8°09′34″N32°14′23″E / 8.15933°N 32.239799°E / 8.15933; 32.239799
CountrySouth Sudan
StateJonglei
CountyAkobo

Walgak is a town in South Sudan. It made headlines as the location of the February 2013 massacre of over 100 people in the ongoing Murle-Nuer conflict. [1] [2] The Walgak area is susceptible to severe flooding. [3]

Notes

  1. Gettleman 2013.
  2. "South Sudan: Jonglei - Hundreds Feared Dead or Missing in Akobo County Attack". Sudan Tribune. 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
  3. UNMIS 2010.

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