Thousands flee South Sudan oil city

Close to 100,000 people have been displaced by renewed fighting in South Sudan's Unity state in the last week, the United Nations warns.

South Sudan accuses rebels of shelling the oil town of Bentiu, in what the UN calls the most serious violence since a ceasefire deal on 1 February.

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Rebel forces in South Sudan say they have recaptured the oil hub of Bentiu and want oil companies to halt operations.

At least 150 people died in South Sudan when a crashed oil tanker exploded as a crowd scooped up spilled fuel, reports said Friday.Senior local official John Ezkia told South Sudan’s Eye Radio that the initial death toll of more than 85 in Wednesday’s explosion had risen to at least 150, after scores died of burns.

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More than a million people have been forced out of their homes since the South Sudan conflict began in December, the UN says.