5. Lukangol, Sudan
This town in South Sudan was obliterated almost overnight in the ethnic wars of 2011. The resident Murle tribe, all 20, 000 of them, fled when they were suddenly attacked by members of the Lou Nuer tribe. This attack was reported to be in retaliation for one on the Lou Nuer four months before. In the fight over grazing lands and water rights, the village was burnt to the ground and 30 tribesmen lost their lives. SEE ALSO: 11 Famous movies you should never watch in front of your parents (With Pictures)
Those that escaped to nearby Pibor were pursued and were only saved when the government deployed 6, 000 soldiers to the area. The continuous threat of communal violence in the Jonglei region has since led to abandonment of many of its towns.
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