HEALTH

Cholera kills 13 in southwest Haiti in wake of Matthew, dozens ill

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A woman carries a child as they walk in front of destroyed houses after Hurricane Matthew passes Jeremie (Copyright Reuters 2016)

Men stand by a fence next to a United Nations helicopter at the airport after Hurricane Matthew passes Jeremie (Copyright Reuters 2016)

Men carry sacks of rice out from an airplane loaded with food at the airport after Hurricane Matthew passes Jeremie (Copyright Reuters 2016)

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Cholera outbreaks have killed at least 13 people in southwest Haiti in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, government officials told Reuters on Saturday, voicing concern that the disease is spreading.

Six people died of Cholera in the southern town of Randel, while another seven died in the western coastal town of Anse-d��Ainault, the officials said.

Dr. Donald Francois, head of the Haitian health ministry��s cholera program, said 62 others were sick with Cholera as a result of the storm.

(Reporting by Joseph Guyler Delva; Writing by Simon Gardner)