It’s a human disaster in this new East African country. A total of 484 cholera cases, including 29 deaths – 6 of them children under 5 – had been reported by the end of June in South Sudan, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said.

At least 29 people have died in a cholera outbreak in war-torn South Sudan with thousands more at risk of infection, the United Nations said Friday. 5,000 children under the age of 5 are at risk of dying.

The World Health Organization (WHO) and aid workers are carrying out cholera vaccination campaigns. South Sudan’s health ministry declared a outbreak of the disease on June 23, when the number killed hit 18.

The outbreak is believed to have begun in early June in crowded UN bases in the capital Juba and then spread to other parts of the city.

Over 140,000 people have sought shelter in UN camps across the country during 18 months of civil war.

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The outbreak is believed to have begun in early June in crowded UN bases in the capital Juba and then spread to other parts of the city.
At least 29 people have died in a cholera outbreak in war-torn South Sudan with thousands more at risk of infection, the United Nations said Friday.
Had been reported by the end of June in South Sudan, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said.