Airstrike Hits Hospital in South Sudan's Jonglei State, Aid Group Reports Major Losses
Summary
An airstrike on a hospital in South Sudan's Jonglei state destroyed critical medical supplies, impacting healthcare for over 200,000 people amid ongoing conflict and displacement.
Key Points
- Doctors Without Borders reported an airstrike destroyed a hospital's main warehouse in Jonglei, South Sudan, affecting medical supplies.
- The South Sudanese government forces are identified as the only group capable of conducting airstrikes in the country.
- Heavy fighting is ongoing in Jonglei, causing displacement of at least 180,000 people according to the United Nations.
- The hospital was evacuated hours before the airstrike, and one MSF staff member was mildly injured.
