[Yambio, South Sudan, TCT] The South Sudan Council of Churches is organizing a day of prayer in Yambio, Western Equatoria State for the victims of fuel tanker, that killed 203 and over hundred wounded last week.
Speaking to TCT Angelina Theophilus Lege, an intercessor with the South Sudan Council of Churches says the prayers will be held on Thursday in honor of the people of Western Equatoria who have endured tragedy and insecurity in recent days.
Lege says the event will also pay recognition to the signing of the peace agreement.
“We at the Council of Churches, takes it as a privilege for us to pray together with the people of Western Equatoria for all the crisis they have been going through so that we can rise together for peace. We need peace. Though it has been signed, we have not seen it being implemented, that is why we need to bring peace for ourselves. No one else will bring us peace. We the church decided to come to Western Equatoria to encourage ourselves and have peace in our midst,” Lege explained.
He added that, the Church's role in such tragedy is to pray with affected people, consoled with the peace of Christ.
“This time people in Western Equatoria state and South Sudan in general needs prayers and word of repentant” she emphasized.
In related development, the Secretary General of the South Sudan Red Cross described the condition of the victims of the tanker explosion at Maridi hospital as “dreadful”.
John Lobor has been in Maridi, leading a Red Cross response team told media on Wednesday that the victims are being assisted by health partners and volunteers who are working round the clock to ensure that the injured receive treatment.
“The situation is dreadful. The patients we saw, are seriously burnt, but thank God that we have the ICRC team on the ground, the South Sudan Red Cross volunteers, MSF, Age and the local people from the hospital are working around the clock to ensure that they give the best that they can to the survivors of fire incident in Maridi. Of course, there is more resources needed in terms of human, financial and technical support in order for treatment to take place,” said Lobor.
Currently 78 patients are receiving treatment at Maridi hospital; more than 60 patients were flown to Juba teaching hospital to receive further treatment following last week’s accident that claimed the lives of more than 200 people.
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