At least 38 people have been killed in armed cattle raiding between two rival tribes in Jonglei state, officials said on Friday.
Jonglei state governor, Kuol Manyang Juuk, said the raiders, suspected to be elements within the Murle tribe of Pibor County in the state, attacked Uror County at dawn on Thursday and overran the villages.He said the Lou-Nuer inhabiting Pieri village where the fighting was concentrated resisted, resulting into an outright violent confrontation.
The number of dead is expected to rise as a clearer picture of what happened is brought to light.
Governor Kuol said 38 bodies in Pierri have been buried and there are still also bodies around the town of Pieri which are yet to be collected adding that the number might go well beyond 30, beyond 40 and wounded are now evacuated by MSF.