Diarrhea, skin rash attack flood victims

Diarrhea, skin rash attack flood victims

BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Diarrhea and skin rashes have afflicted the people evacuated from last week's floods, a health official said.

"We've been getting two to three patients with diarrhea and skin rashes per day since Wednesday," Rianti, a staff member at Langsa General Hospital's emergency unit, told Antara.

There were also complaints of flu and fever among the people who have lived in open spaces or in makeshift shelters for the past week, she said.

She said that the hospital so far has managed to deal with the growing number of patients, many of whom are treated and discharged on the same day. (imn)