Scores die in suspected cholera outbreak in Haiti

An outbreak of severe diarrhoea has killed at least 135 people in rural central Haiti and sickened hundreds more who overwhelmed a crowded hospital seeking treatment.

An outbreak of severe diarrhoea has killed at least 135 people in rural central Haiti and sickened hundreds more who overwhelmed a crowded hospital seeking treatment.

Health workers suspect the disease is cholera, but are awaiting tests.

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