The New Indian Express, Aug 20, 2007
BHAWANIPATNA: Panic button was pressed in Thuamal Rampur block of the district with the outbreak of diarrhoea in the villages of Adri, Maligaon and Gopinathpur gram panchayats.
Since the areas continued to be water-logged after the rains and the only motor boat in the Indravati reservoir is lying defunct, the health officials received the reports late. However, a medical team led by the ADMO, Public Health, left for the affected areas on Saturday.
Contacted, CDMO Srinibas Naik said four persons had succumbed and over 60 persons affected by the disease in the block as per reports. He said it was getting difficult to contact the team members due to communication problems.
Meanwhile, MLA Pushpendra Singhdeo after visiting the block, told this website's newspaper that over 100 persons have been affected by the disease and 15 have died in the last 10 days.
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