At least 18 people have died of hunger in Besselia County in South Sudan’s Wau State from July until August, a local official said.

Besselia County Commissioner Francis Ibrahim told Radio Tamazuj yesterday that his county has been experiencing hunger, amid absence of humanitarian organizations.

The commissioner further said they plan to relocate malnourished women and children from Mboro area to Wau town for treatment.

Wau State is one of the states which came into existence after President Salva Kiir issued a controversial 'Establishment Order' in October 2015.