Cholera outbreak reported in 14 governorates in Syria, UN says

A cholera outbreak is rapidly spreading across Syria, threatening the lives of millions of people, the United Nations said Tuesday, as it sought to raise $34.4 million for a three-month response plan.

The money is needed to assist more than 160,000 people with health services and 5 million with water, sanitation and hygiene assistance.

« More than 24,000 suspected cholera cases have been reported and cases have been confirmed now in all 14 governorates. At least 80 people have died so far,” U.N. humanitarian official Reena Ghelani told the U.N. Security…