The delegation is expected to assess the situation, determine the level
of assistance required and consult various representatives, including
the World Health Organisation.
Health and water affairs ministers from the SADC troika will then hold an emergency meeting in Johannesburg on Thursday.
Meanwhile, health officials are struggling to contain a cholera crisis
at Madimbo in Limpopo. Victims are being taken to Musina, where eight
deaths and over 500 cases of cholera have been reported.
There’s been some relief for the community, as tests for cholera in the
Nwanedi River, which flows through Madimbo, have come back negative. In
Zimbabwe, more than 560 deaths and over 12 000 cases of cholera have
been recorded so far.
SABC
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