From CNN:(CNN) -- Almost 12,000 people have contracted cholera since August in Zimbabwe, and the outbreak threatens to grow more dire -- and deadly -- because the nation can't pay for chemicals to treat water or for doctors to treat victims.
There was no running water Monday In Harare, the capital, according to the opposition Movement for Democratic Change.
Residents there were digging shallow holes in their yards in hopes of finding water. In some cases, nearby holes served as latrines. Other residents were getting water from polluted rivers.
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Update: Mob runs riot as Zimbabwe runs out of water -- Times Online
My Comment: And this health disaster is just the tip of the iceberg.