Foreign aid helps Mozambique fight cholera outbreak in Beira

BEIRA, Mozambique - As Mozambique battles to control a fast-spreading cholera outbreak in the cyclone-hit central city of Beira, international assistance is arriving.

The number of cholera cases jumped to 271 over the weekend, although no deaths from the disease had been reported. More than 500 people have died in Mozambique in the wake of Cyclone Idai, which slammed into Beira more than two weeks ago, according to government officials. Another 250 deaths have been reported in neighboring Zimbabwe and Malawi.

The Chinese government has sent doctors to battle the cholera outbreak in Beira, a port city of 500,000. Chinese aid workers sprayed anti-cholera disinfectant in parts of Beira on Sunday.