Cholera kills 21 in southern Nigeria . [START_ENT] LAGOS [END_ENT] 1996-05-28  An outbreak of cholera has killed 21 people in a week at Ubimini in oil-rich southern Nigeria , the News Agency of Nigeria reported on Saturday .  The chairman of the local council , Damian Ejiohuo , said drugs had been rushed to the area to quell the disease and the community needed a safer source of drinking water to prevent future outbreaks .  Epidemics are common in rural areas of Nigeria where piped water is not usually available .
Cholera kills 21 in southern Nigeria .
LAGOS
1996-05-28  An outbreak of cholera has killed 21 people in a week at Ubimini in oil-rich southern Nigeria , the News Agency of Nigeria reported on Saturday .  The chairman of the local council , Damian Ejiohuo , said drugs had been rushed to the area to quell the disease and the community needed a safer source of drinking water to prevent future outbreaks .  Epidemics are common in rural areas of Nigeria where piped water is not usually available .
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