Rising death toll: Three more children die in Thar
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HYDERABAD:
Three more deaths of children were reported from Tharparkar where the pervasive drought has been claiming lives since late 2013. Two of them, three-week-old Naresh and a new-born died in Civil Hospital, Mithi. Another baby, born over a week ago, died in a village in the Chachro tehsil. Up to 66 children and four adults have died so far during this month in Tharparkar.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 24th, 2015.
Three more deaths of children were reported from Tharparkar where the pervasive drought has been claiming lives since late 2013. Two of them, three-week-old Naresh and a new-born died in Civil Hospital, Mithi. Another baby, born over a week ago, died in a village in the Chachro tehsil. Up to 66 children and four adults have died so far during this month in Tharparkar.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 24th, 2015.