Violent clashes broke out last month in Sudan and one Anchorage resident is working to get his family out of there.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - John Riek’s family is thousands of miles away in Sudan — a country being ripped apart by war.
Riek emphasized that his family in Sudan will sometimes go a week without water, lights, and communication. Michele Girault is the executive director of Hope Community Resources and has been working to make accommodations for Riek to go back to Sudan to help his family.
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