Yemen cholera cases could hit 1 million by year-end – Red Cross
By Reuters
30 September 2017 |
2:30 pm
The humanitarian situation in Yemen is a "catastrophe" and cholera cases there could reach a million by year-end, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Friday.
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