Sam Mednick

Sam Mednick is a freelance journalist currently based in South Sudan. She’s reported from Africa, the Middle East, Europe and South America focusing on humanitarian, human interest and conflict stories.

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Conflict

Cholera stalks ‘refugee islands’ in swamplands of South Sudan

News Deeply

April 10, 2017

In South Sudan, people are sheltering from conflict wherever they can, including a network of islands in the swamps of Unity State. On one island, where 2,300 displaced people live without access to clean water or toilets, cholera has become rife.

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