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Girl, woman die of disease caused by polluted water [1]

A teenage girl and a woman died on Sunday due to a disease caused by contaminated water of Manchhar Lake. Also, about 1500 fishermen of four villages in the surrounding area of the lake have been infected with different water-borne diseases. At least eight people have died during the last three months in four villages adjacent to Manchhar Lake due to water-borne ailments.

Publication Date: 
19/05/2008
Dawn (Pakistan) [2]
Tags:
Water Pollution [3], Waterborne diseases [4], Health [5]
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