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Bush fire razes four villages in South Sudan, kills 33

07 May 2019 - 10:00 By Reuters
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60 people were in a critical condition.
60 people were in a critical condition.
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A bush fire fanned by gusty winds has gutted four villages in South Sudan's Western Bahr el Ghazal region, killing 33 people, the president's spokesman said.

The spokesman said in a statement late on Monday that 60 other people were in a critical condition after the fire on Sunday and the death toll was expected to rise.  

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