Wednesday, May 12, 2004
Lord have mercy
As the people of southern Sudan anxiously wait for news of a final peace agreement that could end their country's long civil war, rebel leaders have disclosed that thousands of people are living of water lilies after their food stores were destroyed in recent fighting.
Spokesmen for the Sudanese People's Liberation Army (SPLA) said that about 70,000 people were driven from their homes in the southern Shilluk region, when pro-government militia groups burned their houses and destroyed their food supplies. "It is the strategy of the government not only to burn the food crops, but also to torch the grass," said SPLA spokesman Lam Akol; he explaining that grass is used in constructing huts.
Pray for them. Then send money.
Spokesmen for the Sudanese People's Liberation Army (SPLA) said that about 70,000 people were driven from their homes in the southern Shilluk region, when pro-government militia groups burned their houses and destroyed their food supplies. "It is the strategy of the government not only to burn the food crops, but also to torch the grass," said SPLA spokesman Lam Akol; he explaining that grass is used in constructing huts.
Pray for them. Then send money.
