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Life at 50°C: South Sudan's Poisoned Floods: A Climate Crisis Unfolds

Some of the camp's residents have fled fighting, others escaped here after unprecedented floods began in 2019. At the worst point, two thirds of the state was underwater - forcing people to forage for food like water lily roots to supplement UN rations. Now, the BBC has been shown evidence that the flood water may harbour yet another threat to the region's vulnerable inhabitants - pollution from the country's oil industry.

English
  • Originally Aired November 10, 2024
  • Runtime 51 minutes
  • Created November 30, 2024 by
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  • Modified November 30, 2024 by
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