ZIMBABWE: Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai visits areas in Harare which are getting clean water
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1519552
ZIMBABWE: Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai visits areas in Harare which are getting clean water
- Title: ZIMBABWE: Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai visits areas in Harare which are getting clean water
- Date: 29th September 2009
- Summary: HARARE, ZIMBABWE (SEPTEMBER 28, 2009) (REUTERS) ZIMBABWE PRIME MINISTER MORGAN TSVANGIRAI'S CAR HARARE COUNCIL OFFICIALS STANDING WITH TSVANGIRAI TSVANGIRAI TALKING TO HARARE COUNCIL OFFICIALS VARIOUS OF BROKEN WATER PIPES HARARE COUNCIL WORKERS DIGGING TSVANGIRAI WATER OUTLET BEING DUG MECHANICAL DIGGER (SOUNDBITE) (English) ZIMBABWEAN PRIME MINISTER MORGAN TSVANGIRAI SAYING "Most parts of Harare had no water, we have just come out of a cholera epidemic and I was concerned that we needed to make sure that when the rainy season comes we are in a position of dealing with the issue of sanitation and water." RESIDENTS WATCHING FROM A TREE (SOUNDBITE) (English) ZIMBABWEAN PRIME MINISTER MORGAN TSVANGIRAI SAYING "This is one of the sections which had no water for three years, had a big sanitation problem and cholera problem. I am glad to report that from the work that the council has done it would appear that they are fulfilling their objective of having water in every part of the city by end of September which is a very commendable work." CAMERA OPERATOR TSVANGIRAI SPEAKING WOMAN WAVING AND CHEERING CROWD CHEERING
- Embargoed: 15th October 2009 02:56
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- Location: Zimbabwe
- Country: Zimbabwe
- Topics: Health,Domestic Politics
- Reuters ID: LVAANMQFHXI9GQ9FA3IJ1UDJIJGV
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- Story Text: Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Monday (September 28) visited areas in Harare which are getting clean water, a year after after the outbreak of Africa's worst ever cholera epidemic.
Tsvangirai inspected the installation of new water pipes and the restoration of running water in the Mabvuku area, near the capital, where there was no running water for more than two years.
"Most parts of Harare had no water, we have just come out of a cholera epidemic and I was concerned that we needed to make sure that when the rainy season comes we are in a position of dealing with the issue of sanitation and water," Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said.
Some 98,000 cases of cholera were recorded following the outbreak in August 2008, according to the European Commission Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO).
The intestinal infection spreads through contaminated food and water and can cause severe dehydration and death without proper treatment.
While cholera is both preventable and treatable, an economic and political crisis in Zimbabwe has caused the near-collapse of health services. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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