Ateny Wek Ateny

A Russian cargo plane crashed onto a river bank shortly after takeoff from Juba airport in South Sudan killing at least 41 people.

Among the dead are passengers of the plane and people on the the ground, according to media reports.

A Russian-built cargo plane carrying some passengers crashed on Nov 4 after taking off from the airport in South Sudan's capital, killing at least 41 people who were on board and others on the ground, an official and a witness said.

A crew member and a child on board survived the crash, presidential spokesman Ateny Wek Ateny told Reuters.

The death toll in South Sudan from the explosion of a fuel truck this week has risen to 182, a regional official said on Sept.18.

The blast occurred on Sept.16 as crowds gathered around the tanker to gather fuel after it had veered off the road. An official had earlier said the toll could keep rising as South Sudan did not have adequate facilities to treat the burns. 

The UN children's agency said on March 1 it fears hundreds of boys were kidnapped last month in the northeast of South Sudan, raising suspicions that the abductors were from a pro-government militia.