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At least 22 people have died in recent weeks due to a cholera outbreak in the African country Sudan. While hundreds of people are suffering from cholera. Sudan has been battling conflict as well as devastating floods for the last 16 months. Conflicts between the army and the locals and deaths due to cholera on the other hand have also increased the workload on the system. A Sudanese health official said that 22 people have died in the recent floods while 354 cases of cholera have been reported.
Cholera sickens more than 2,400 people
The World Health Organization said 78 people died of cholera in Sudan between January 1 and July 28. Meanwhile, more than 2,400 people have fallen ill. According to the World Health Organization, cholera causes dysentery and can be fatal if not treated in time.
700 people were killed
After the devastating floods in Sudan, cholera has wreaked havoc these days. According to media reports, about 22 people have lost their lives due to cholera in recent weeks. While hundreds of people are still struggling with this disease. Let us tell you that cholera had spread in Sudan in the year 2017 as well. This year, about 22 thousand people have fallen ill in two months. At least 700 people have died.
The flood wreaked havoc
The important thing is that cholera spreads through contaminated food or water. Recently, heavy rains have caused devastating floods in and around Sudan, which has caused devastation. According to reports, dozens of people have died in 12 out of 18 states of Sudan. According to the UNO, about 1 lakh 18 thousand people have become homeless due to the floods.