Fears of violence as thousands cross border in bid to escape Sudan conflict

Children sit and play on the remains of a tank at the river port in Renk, South Sudan (Sam Mednick/AP/PA)

Tens of thousands of exhausted people are heading home to the world’s youngest country as they flee a brutal conflict in neighbouring Sudan.

A bottleneck of men, women and children are camping near the border of Sudan and South Sudan, and the international community and the government are worried about a prolonged conflict.