More than 400 cases of cholera reported in Sudanese city
Jihadists killed dozens of civilians according to Burkinabe officials
Health officials of Sudan said on February 20th that more than 400 cases of cholera had been found in the city of Kosti, after a reported drone attack on power station nearby, according to The New Arab and agencies.
In a statement, the health ministry in White Nile said the increase in cholera was deemed to be caused by a “shortage of water due to power outages.”
On February 16th, eyewitnesses told AFP that drones had struck the Um Dabakar power station, which is 170 miles south of Khartoum. An engineer told AFP: “The station has stopped working”
The New Arab and agencies, AFP
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