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Suspected cholera cases rise by 10,000 within just 72 hours across Yemen
01.06.2017 08:02 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
Suspected cases of cholera within Yemen have risen by 10,000 within just three days, UN Radio says referring to the
the UN Childrens Fund (UNICEF) yesterday report.
As to the report, presently more than 1,000 children are reported to health facilities each day suffering from acute watery diarrhoea, and within the past month, the water-borne disease has killed at least 532 people across the war-torn country.
As to the report, actual figures are expected to rise significantly but 109 children are among the confirmed dead.
It is to be admitted, the two-year conflict in Yemen between Houthi rebels and a Saudi-backed government coalition has pushed millions to the brink of famine.
Three planes carrying more than 40 tonnes of lifesaving supplies have been provided by the UNICEF, but the agency warns that more than 27 million Yemenis are «staring at an unforgiving humanitarian catastrophe,» with no peace deal in sight.
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