Syria Kurds seek UN help after three die of cholera

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 12, 2022 12:00 am

Qamishli, Syria: Three people have died of cholera in northern and eastern Syria, the region's Kurdish administration said Saturday (Sunday in Manila), appealing for international help to contain the outbreak.

Health authorities warned of 'a large number of cholera cases in Raqa province and the western countryside of Deir Ezzor province'.

This file photo shows children riding bikes besides the buildings severely damaged in the civil war at the Yarmouk refugee camp, south of the Syrian capital Damascus on Nov. 27, 2020. Three people have died of cholera in northern and eastern Syria, the region's Kurdish administration said on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022 (September 11 in Manila), appealing for international help to contain the outbreak. XINHUA PHOTO

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