Sunday 18 May 2014

Eight dead, hundreds ill from 'tainted water' in Philippines

WATER WORLD
Eight dead, hundreds ill from 'tainted water' in Philippines
Alamada, Philippines (AFP) May 14, 2014 - Health officials are testing for cholera and other diseases after eight people died and hundreds more fell ill in a remote area in the Philippines, possibly from contaminated water, authorities said Wednesday. Most of the victims are children from the southern town of Alamada who suffered from diarrhoea, Lyndon Lee Suy, head of the government agency's infectious disease unit, told AFP. " ... more


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