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FOUND: Split by war refugees find lost loved ones years later | Mind Blowing Facts

Refugee Australia Joel Carrett Juba Melbourne Red Cross

South Sudanese refugee Mary Yan lost contact with her sister amid the country's violent turmoil. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

When Pope Francis visited Juba in South Sudan in a historic first, little did Mary Yan know it would be the start of a reunion with a sister she hadn't heard from in a decade.

She had been Christmas shopping in the town of Malakal when the oil-rich country was plunged into civil war in December 2013 and was separated from her family.

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