The first cases of cholera have been confirmed in the cyclone-ravaged city of Beira, Mozambican authorities have announced.
The first cases of cholera have been confirmed in the cyclone-ravaged city of Beira, Mozambican authorities announced on Wednesday, raising the stakes in an already desperate fight to help hundreds of thousands of people sheltering in increasingly squalid conditions.
Cholera is a major concern for cyclone survivors now living in crowded camps, schools, churches and any land exposed by the still-draining flood waters.The World Health Organization has warned of a"second disaster" if waterborne diseases like cholera spread in the devastated region. Nyusi early last week estimated that 1 000 people had been killed after he flew over the vast, flooded plains of central Mozambique.
Relief operations continued to explore ways to deliver aid to the city that remains largely reachable only by air and sea. More challenging was reaching rural communities, some of them still without contact with the outside world.
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