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Famine-hit South Sudanese eat weeds and water lilies to survive

South Sudanese families caught up in famine are hiding from marauding gunmen in the swamps and islands of the river Nile.

THONYOR, South Sudan, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Like thousands of other South Sudanese families caught up in famine, Sara Dit and her 10 children are hiding from marauding gunmen in the swamps and islands of the river Nile.

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