A Sudanese relief group on Sunday reported 30 deaths from a cholera outbreak in West Kordofan state in western Sudan since June 20.
In a statement, Dar Hamar Emergency Room said 800 people have also been infected with the disease during the same period.
The organisation said the outbreak was recorded in Wad Banda and Al-Nahud localities as well as neighbouring villages in the state.
“Statistics to date show 30 deaths and 800 cholera infections across more than 25 villages,” it said, appealing to humanitarian organisations and health authorities to intervene urgently to provide the medicines, intravenous fluids and medical supplies needed to contain the epidemic.
