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South Sudan Villagers Relocated After Oil Leak

Lusuba Memo

   JUBA - More than 2,000 South Sudanese villagers reportedly have been
   relocated following an oil spill in a remote part of Northern Liech
   state.

   Gatkouth Ruach says he and other villagers were moved to a different
   part of the state after a pipeline burst Nov. 7 in Budang County.

   State Health Minister Kur Yai Nop denied anyone was relocated, saying
   there are no human settlements near the affected area.

   "The people who are staying there are oil company staff. There is no
   community there, they are very far," Nop told VOA's South Sudan in
   Focus.

   But Ruach told a different story.

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