New cholera outbreak in Sudan kills 172 people in a week

A new cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed 172 people and infected more than 2,500 over the past week, authorities said on Tuesday.

Most cases were reported in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, and its twin city of Omdurman, but cholera was also detected in other provinces across the country.

Medical NGO Doctors Without Borders, also known as Médecins Sans Frontières or MSF, said Sudan’s healthcare facilities were unable to cope with…