Cholera outbreak widens to the west

The cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe has spread and has now claimed 1,111 lives among 20,581 cases since August, says the UN. The figures included a new outbreak west of the capital in Chegutu, Mashonaland West, where more than 378 cases and 121 deaths are recorded. Figures are up from nearly 1,000 deaths and 18,000 cases earlier this week. The disease has spread because of the collapse of health services and water sanitation in Zimbabwe.