The number of deaths from a cholera epidemic in Yemen has reached 859 people. This was reported by “Anadolu news Agency” with reference to the report of the world health organization, reports channel “112 Ukraine”.
According to the Agency, to the hospital with symptoms of cholera had around 116 thousand 700 people, of which 46% are children under 15 years of age. Victims of the epidemic were 33 percent of the population older than 60 years.
We will remind, in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, controlled by the Houthi rebels, declared a state of emergency due to the outbreak of cholera.