Floods, lack of potable water worsen cholera epidemic in 34 states

Nigeria’s cholera crisis is deepening as flooding and other factors spread the deadly disease to 34 states, killing 86 people and infecting over 3,000 by June. With 80,000 children at risk and water prices soaring, millions are forced to drink

Nkechi Onyedika-Ugoeze, Abuja

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