3,000 dead from cholera in Zimbabwe

Robert Mugabe is trying to hide the scale of the deadly epidemic sweeping the country. But its impact can today be revealed

A senior official in the health ministry told The Independent yesterday that more than 3,000 people have died from the water-borne disease in the past two weeks, 10 times the widely-reported death toll of just over 300. "But even this higher figure is still an understatement because very few bother to register the deaths of their relatives these days," said the official, who requested anonymity. Full Story »

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Patricia L'Herrou
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by Patricia L'Herrou - Nov. 26, 2008

many facts and figures with personal stories included in this story which is so sad and outrageous: humanity (disease, starvation, despair) versus power struggle is a war we see so often in these times. this epidemic may explain the denial of visas for prominent persons recently in zimbabwe. 'delay is not an option" may not mean anything here tho. the story doesn't include details on why and how conditions have become so awful, nor much about the talks in johannesburg which haven't seen much if any result.

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