Four people die of diarrhea in Narainapur; seven taken ill

Khajura (Banke), September 2 — Four people have lost their lives to diarrhea in Narainapur. Likewise, other seven have fallen ill due to diarrhea that was broken out in Narainapur rural municipality-3, Gegli village of Banke district.    

The deceased have been identified as 25-year-old Rusa Pasi, his one-and-a-half-year-old daughter Nandini Pasi, 60-year-old Shanti Pasi and 10-year-old Yusuf Ali of Gegal, said Narainapur-3 ward chair Ajay Mishra.    

Chief of the Health Section at Narainapur rural municipality, Nagendra Kumar Saha informed that diarrhea has been broken out at Gegli, a village bordering India.

"A team of health workers has reached the village and is providing treatment to the patients," he said. Coordination has also been made with the Health Office, Banke to control diarrhea, according to health workers.

The health workers said diarrheal outbreak might have been caused by impure drinking water.