South Sudan has ordered the closure of schools and introduced a two-week shift-based working system for civil servants in the face of a worsening heatwave. Temperatures have been reaching record-breaking levels in the East African country,

South Sudan on Thursday announced the closure of all schools for two weeks due to an ongoing extreme heat wave that has caused some students to collapse. This is the second time the country -- which faces extreme effects from climate change,

South Sudan has announced the closure of all schools for two weeks due to an ongoing extreme heatwave that has caused some students to collapse

After some students collapsed in class due to the extreme heat in South Sudan, the country has closed schools for two weeks.