Gastro claims six lives in Khairpur flood relief camps in 24 hrs

KHAIRPUR    -    At least six people including five children died by gastroenteritis at flood relief camps in Khair­pur district in 24 hours on Sun­day. Sindh Health Department, in an alarming report earlier, said that over one million peo­ple in flood-affected areas of Sindh had been infected by var­ious diseases including gastro­enteritis. Two children Asifa (8) and Wakeela (2) died by gas­tro in Kotdiji taluka of Khair­pur. An unnamed three-year girl died in Thari Mirwah, while two children and a woman died at flood camps in Faiz Ganj and Nara talukas of the district

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