Overview

• South Sudan has closed all schools in anticipation of a two-week extreme heatwave, with temperatures expected to reach up to 45°C (113°F).
• The health and education ministries have advised parents to keep children indoors and warned that schools operating during the heatwave will lose their registration.
• Residents support the decision, suggesting schools should be connected to the electricity grid for air conditioning.
• The nation, already vulnerable to climate change, contends with civil conflict, drought, and flooding, worsening living conditions.
• The World Food Program reports South Sudan is facing a dire humanitarian crisis, with 818,000 vulnerable people receiving aid in January.