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Cholera kills 25 people in Northern Bahar el Ghazal |
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Tuesday, 14 October 2008 |
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The Commissioner of Aweil East County Cirelo Diing Aher said at least twenty five people died of Cholera disease in Tiitchok Mareeng area.
Speaking to miraya fm from the state government headquarters in Aweil town on Monday, the aweil east county commissioner said that citizens of toich Area have been displaced by floods forcing them to over crowd some highlands in the area where acute watery diarrhea is now in progress.
Cases of Cholera disease were first discovered in the aweil north and west counties in July before it spread to aweil town.
Over two dozen deaths in Aweil East indicate the huge toll the disease in Northern Bahra el-Ghazal State.
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