"Civilians are afraid, and most of them have fled the town and are now hiding in the forests, " he added.
Farther north, thousands have fled the town of Kanya and are "hiding in the bush" after fighting there, the U.N. reported.
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"Civilians are afraid, and most of them have fled the town and are now hiding in the forests, but the rebels are still patrolling the towns, waiting for the innocent people to come out, " Ngbapo said.
In recent months, some 20, 000 people have fled into makeshift camps around the town of Dubie to get away from the Mai Mai.
The Spanish-speaking caseworker later explained that while one of the boys had fled his town because he had been constantly attacked with rocks and was sexually abused because he was gay, most had left to escape deadly gang violence in their towns.
While East London, where most events were staged, was suddenly alive with activity, the rest of the city was often deserted as locals fled town and tourists stayed away.
The town's main hospital is closed, as medical workers have fled and medicines were looted by the rebels.
Earlier, John Boloch of South Sudan's Peace and Reconciliation Commission and a member of the Murle community, said people who had fled Pibor had since been hunted down and killed near the River Kengen, south-east of the town.
By April 7th, when most of its population had fled, L'Aquila was like a city that had been extensively shelled: a ghost town in which almost the only sounds were of house alarms, ambulance sirens and the earth-movers of rescue workers.
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