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Over 700 families move to higher ground due to cholera outbreak in Yirol East County YIROL EAST (19 Mar.) More than 700 families left their homes in swampy areas of shambe and moved to higher ground within Yirol East County due to cholera outbreak in the area since last month, a local official said. Over the past two months, local authorities in Eastern Lakes State reported that at least 37 people died of cholera and other 13 cases recorded in Shambe, Adior and Malek areas near the River Nile. Speaking to Radio Tamazuj on Friday, Yirol East County Commissioner, Mayom Chuor Malek, said about 724 families who were living in low-lying areas in Shambe decided to move to higher ground in Adior and Nyang villages, amid acute shortages of basic services. Mayom revealed that at least 49 people died of cholera in Malek and Yirol East Counties since the outbreak of cholera in the state earlier this year.“Yes, in fact, there is an outbreak of cholera in areas near the river in Yirol East and Malek Counties, until now the death toll increased to at least 49 people, and about 124 cases were admitted to the hospital, but the disease is still spreading,” he said. The local official called on international and local health organizations to intervene and control the outbreak in the worst affected areas before the rainy seasons begins. -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14opeQ_JFEF0mb_fZQH%3DXqaL2w-SToNaMvAKOg1WgjcOr%3Dw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
