UN: Yemen faces world's worst cholera outbreak
Yemen is facing the worst cholera outbreak in any part of the world, according to the
United Nations
United Nations
More than 1,300 people -- a quarter of them children -- have died from the disease. The number of suspected cholera cases has surpassed 200,000, according to a statement by UNICEF and the World Health Organization
"We are now facing the worst cholera outbreak in the world," the statement reads. "In just two months, cholera has spread to almost every governorate of this war-torn country
There are an estimated 5,000 new cases every day