South Sudan is bracing itself for a heatwave, with temperatures expected to soar to 45°C. Schools are expected to close during the week, with government officials warning parents to prevent their children from playing outside. South Sudan on Saturday said it would close schools and told children not to play outside as temperatures were set to soar to an exceptional 45 degrees Celsius. ALSO READ | World's worst humanitarian crisis looms as Sudan war nears year mark, says WFPEpisodes of drought and increasingly extreme rainfall are adding to already difficult living conditions in South Sudan, which has been plagued by violence and economic instability since it declared independence from Sudan in 2011. South Sudan has also endured persistent natural disasters, famine, economic collapse and communal conflict.
