Global charity warns of cholera outbreak at South Sudan's border amid flooding


JUBA, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Displaced children on the South Sudanese side of the border with Sudan are at risk of deadly cholera outbreaks due to flooding and lack of adequate sewage systems, Save the Children, an international charity, warned Monday.

The charity said displaced children and families continue to flock into South Sudan daily from Sudan, fleeing violence and instability due to power struggle.

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