Somalia: Warnings of Health Risks as Thousands More Abandon Mogadishu

Nairobi — Medical workers in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, have warned of health risks posed by rotting bodies littering the streets as thousands of civilians flee the city to escape fighting.

According to hospital sources, more than 300 people have been killed and 700 wounded in the past five days. Some of the bodies have started rotting, posing a serious health hazard if they are not buried soon, a doctor, who requested anonymity, said on Monday. Nobody had collected the bodies for fear of being shot, he added.

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