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North Korea battling post-flood cholera as Kim Jong Un avoids visit
Contaminated water is leading to widespread cases of the epidemic and acute diarrhea.
By Elizabeth Shim | Oct. 4, 2016 at 10:04 AM
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A cholera epidemic is growing in North Korea after "catastrophic" floods swept though the country's northeast.
But Kim Jong Un has yet to visit the devastated region where volunteers have reportedly died while working on recovery projects...
...A source in North Korea's Yanggang Province told RFA the consumption of contaminated water is also leading to widespread cases of acute diarrhea caused by the E. coli bacteria.
Cities affected include the Hyemyong district of Hyesan, Musan and the region of Onsong. Both volunteer workers and local residents have been affected, according to the report...
North Korea battling post-flood cholera as Kim Jong Un avoids visit
Contaminated water is leading to widespread cases of the epidemic and acute diarrhea.
By Elizabeth Shim | Oct. 4, 2016 at 10:04 AM
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A cholera epidemic is growing in North Korea after "catastrophic" floods swept though the country's northeast.
But Kim Jong Un has yet to visit the devastated region where volunteers have reportedly died while working on recovery projects...
...A source in North Korea's Yanggang Province told RFA the consumption of contaminated water is also leading to widespread cases of acute diarrhea caused by the E. coli bacteria.
Cities affected include the Hyemyong district of Hyesan, Musan and the region of Onsong. Both volunteer workers and local residents have been affected, according to the report...