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Diarrhea claims three in Gorkha

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GORKHA, Aug 4: Diarrhea claims three in Padi and Doyal of Sirdibas VDC of Gorkha district. Six others have been badly affected by the disease.



Bipin Gurung, 42, Sundari Gurung 46, of Ward No. 7 and eight-year old Bina Gurung of Ward No. 1 of the VDC died due to diarrhea, said Dhan Bahadur Gurung, chairman of local Buddha Secondary School. [break]



As many as 100 villagers have been affected due to diarrhea in total 70 families out of 115 households in the two villages, Padi and Doyal.



Meanwhile, a team of health workers led by Dr. Binay Shrestha equipped with medicine has left to the VDC from Arughat Primary Health Center for the treatment, according to District Public Health Office, Gorkha.



The team will reach the diarrhea affected area by Thursday. It takes three days to reach Sirdibas on foot from Gorkha district headquarters.



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