Army spokesman says hundreds drowned in a ferry accident as they fled fighting . The ferry was carrying women and children when it overturned on a river , he says . South Sudan erupted into violence in mid-December . Comment:
Army spokesman says hundreds drowned in a ferry accident as they fled fighting . The ferry was carrying women and children when it overturned on a river , he says . South Sudan erupted into violence in mid-December . More than 350,000 people have been displaced by the fighting , says United Nations .