6 died, 44 affected of cholera in Lahj

LAHJ, Jan.  (YPA) –At least six people have died of cholera, and 44 more have been affected since Monday in the Yafia’a district of Lahj province in southern Yemen, medic sources have told Yemen Press Agency.

According to the sources, sewage leakage in residential neighborhoods is the main cause of the spread of the disease.

It is noteworthy to say that the province of Lahj has been under UAE control and occupation since late 2015.

E.M