Over 3,000 returnees arrive in Baliet County
About 3,500 returnees have arrived in parts of Baliet County of South Sudan’s Upper Nile State since last week.
The returnees, mainly women, children, and the elderly, fled their homes in parts of the county for displaced camps in Upper Nile State’s Melut County since 2013 following the outbreak of civil war in the country.
“I arrived this afternoon from Dentima Camp in Melut. Now, I am in the Riangnom area. We are happy that we are back home after seven years. My only appeal is that we want to be assisted with cooking utensils, food items, and shelter because we are empty-handed,” Omjuma Thon, a returnee said.