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South Sudan shutters all schools as it prepares for an extreme heat wave
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https://apnews.com/article/south-sudan-schools-closed-heat-wave-b52d535e3ee7284b2832c0cfd14b1167
autotldr@lemmings.world [bot] 2 years ago
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The health and education ministries advised parents to keep all children indoors as temperatures are expected to soar to 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit).
Resident Peter Garang, who lives in the capital, Juba, welcomed the decision.
He said “schools should be connected to the electricity grid” to enable the installation of air conditioners.
South Sudan, one of the world’s youngest nations, is particularly vulnerable to climate change with heat waves common but rarely exceeding 40 C (104 F).
Civil conflict has plagued the east African country which also suffered from drought and flooding, making living conditions difficult for residents.
The World Food Program in its latest country brief said South Sudan “continues to face a dire humanitarian crisis” due to violence, economic instability, climate change and an influx of people fleeing the conflict in neighboring Sudan.
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