Juba - At least 54 people were killed when a wildfire raged
through a village in northern South Sudan.
At least 18 others were injured when the fire broke out in the
village of Korok in Lol State on Sunday night, the state's deputy
governor, Mawein Akook, told dpa on Tuesday via telephone.
Most residents had been asleep when the fire burned down most huts in
the village, and most victims were women, children and elderly
people, according to Akook.
At least 14 people sustained first-degree burns, the deputy governor
added.
Farms and livestock were also destroyed in fire, while dozens of
residents fled the area to neighbouring villages.
The cause of the fire remained unknown on Tuesday.