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A young South Sudanese man has been surviving in a tree for close to two months after his uncle allegedly threw him out of the family home in Bentiu, leaving him with nowhere to turn.
Gatluak Wacteng told M.Vision Media that he had returned to South Sudan from Khartoum roughly three months ago and moved in with his uncle, who set him to work selling plastic bags at a local market.
The situation took a devastating turn when two of those bags were reportedly taken by thieves. When Gatluak went home and tried to explain what had happened, his uncle allegedly refused to hear him out and ordered him to leave.
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With almost no one to call on in the area, Gatluak turned to a Lalob tree as his only shelter. Night after night, the young man has rested in its branches rather than on the floor of a home.
Each morning, Gatluak leaves his unusual refuge and heads to the market, taking on whatever casual work he can find.
