Three children die as death continues to haunt drought-hit Tharparkar

In past 54 days, 108 people - mostly children - died because of drought, poverty, poor health infrastructure

THARPARKAR: As death continues to haunt drought-hit Tharparkar, three more children lost their lives to malnutrition in the district, Express News reported on Sunday.

In the past 54 days, at least 108 people - mostly children - have died because of the drought, poverty and poor health infrastructure.

One of the victims was just a month-old as she passed away along with the rest of the drought-affected children in Civil hospital of Mithi.

The unrelenting drought, which has been wreaking havoc for past three years, has claimed nearly 300 lives in 2014.