UN agency warns of cholera outbreak in Ethiopia
Figures from the UNOCHA show that the caseload of affected people has increased by 30 percent in the last two weeks.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) on Thursday warned of the ongoing cholera outbreak in southeastern Ethiopia as the death toll climbed to 24.
The UNOCHA said in its latest situation update issued Thursday that 669 cholera cases, including 24 deaths, have been reported in the affected areas as of Wednesday.
It warned that close to 743,000 people are at high risk of the ongoing cholera outbreak across the eight affected districts.
Figures from the UNOCHA show that the caseload of affected people has increased by 30 percent in the last two weeks.
“There are increasing reports of population movement toward affected districts in search of water and food, thus simultaneously expanding the number of people further exposed to the outbreak,” it warned.
The first cholera case was reported in late August in Harana Buluk district of Bale zone.
