Drought: Three more children die in Mithi
This year’s unofficial death toll has reached 163 in six-and-a-half months
HYDERABAD:
As the drought continues for the third consecutive year in Tharparkar, the mortality of children and new-borns also appears unabated. With three more deaths reported from Civil Hospital, Mithi, on Friday, this year’s unofficial death toll has reached 163 in six-and-a-half months. Six-month old Arshad Bheel, Daurpat Singh’s two-day old daughter and Hakim Khaskheli’s over-a-week-old son died in the hospital.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 18th, 2015.
As the drought continues for the third consecutive year in Tharparkar, the mortality of children and new-borns also appears unabated. With three more deaths reported from Civil Hospital, Mithi, on Friday, this year’s unofficial death toll has reached 163 in six-and-a-half months. Six-month old Arshad Bheel, Daurpat Singh’s two-day old daughter and Hakim Khaskheli’s over-a-week-old son died in the hospital.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 18th, 2015.