Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
Cholera Outbreak in Fiiq
SUNDAY, 05 DECEMBER 2010
Reports reaching our service desk from reliable sources in the town of Fiq and its environs confirm the outbreak of cholera in the area. Many people have died as a result of this outbreak of cholera.
Up to the time of going to press with this report, there has been no emergency medical aid provided to the dwellers of the Fiq town and its environs.
The cholera outbreak in the area started about a month ago however due to the ongoing blockade of the movement of both people and goods in all of Ogaden, it has been difficult to get accurate information from the area before now.
Our reporter who traveled to the area on foot indicated that the lack of clean drinking water and the availability of basic medical necessities such as glucose have exacerbated the situation. . Our source indicated that many people who could have survived this cholera outbreak are dying because of the lack of clean water.
http://www.ogaden.com/hornnews/ogaden/1016-cholera-outbreak-in-fiiq.html
thanks to http://twitter.com/Crof
SUNDAY, 05 DECEMBER 2010
Reports reaching our service desk from reliable sources in the town of Fiq and its environs confirm the outbreak of cholera in the area. Many people have died as a result of this outbreak of cholera.
Up to the time of going to press with this report, there has been no emergency medical aid provided to the dwellers of the Fiq town and its environs.
The cholera outbreak in the area started about a month ago however due to the ongoing blockade of the movement of both people and goods in all of Ogaden, it has been difficult to get accurate information from the area before now.
Our reporter who traveled to the area on foot indicated that the lack of clean drinking water and the availability of basic medical necessities such as glucose have exacerbated the situation. . Our source indicated that many people who could have survived this cholera outbreak are dying because of the lack of clean water.
http://www.ogaden.com/hornnews/ogaden/1016-cholera-outbreak-in-fiiq.html
thanks to http://twitter.com/Crof