Cholera deaths reported in Somalia

Thirty people died within the two past days due to cholera, which has swept Bardera district in southern Somalia. Another 300 cases were reported in Somalia during last week. Somali medical sources stated that some 18 persons died on Saturday and 13 on Monday morning.

UNICEF's office in Somalia said that 9 persons died and 300 patients were admitted to Bardera hospital since last Sunday. A UNICEF official in Nairobi added, "We can not confirm the death of people inside the hospital but is it sure that so many died outside the hospital."