United Nations spokesman says More than 350,000 drowned in a ferry accident as they fled fighting . The ferry was carrying women and children when it overturned on a river , he says . Sudan erupted into violence in mid-December . `` It is essential that security and stability return to South Sudan immediately so that displaced people can return to their homes , fields , herds and fishing grounds , '' said Sue Lautze , the U.N. agency 's representative in South Sudan . hundreds people have been displaced by the fighting , says Army .
United Nations spokesman says More than 350,000 drowned in a ferry accident as they fled fighting . The ferry was carrying women and children when it overturned on a river , he says . Sudan erupted into violence in mid-December . hundreds people have been displaced by the fighting , says Army .