South Sudan shutters all schools as it prepares for an extreme heat wave

By DENG MACHOL
Associated Press

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan is shutting all its schools and warning of an extreme heat wave that’s expected to last two weeks. The health and education ministries advised parents to keep all children indoors as temperatures are expected to soar to 45 Celsius, or 113 Fahrenheit. All schools were to close starting Monday but the ministries did not say how long the closure will last. They warned that any school that opens during the warning time would have its registration withdrawn. A resident in the capital said schools should be connected to the power grid so they could install air conditioners.  Extreme heat is common in South Sudan but temperatures rarely exceed 40 C, which is 104 F.