Overturned Ferry by Zoey Crummey

On Tuesday 200 to 300 women and children were attempting to escape from fighting in South Sudan when the ferry they were on overturned and killed everyone but two crew members. South Sudan has been violent since mid December when rebel forces tried to stage a coup. More than 350,000 people have been forced to evacuate to avoid the violence. South Sudan is also experiencing major food shortages, making matters worse altogether. 

I think that this is so sad. The fighting is bad enough, and the fact that those innocent people died trying to escape the violence is so sad. It sounds like South Sudan is in a really bad place right now and I hope that the fighting will stop so people stop dying. 

http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/14/world/africa/south-sudan-conflict/index.html