Vaccines arrive as cholera infects 1,400

Chinese doctors donate disaster-relief equipment to cyclone-hit Mozambique

Cholera cases in cyclone-hit Mozambique have risen above 1,400, government officials said on Tuesday, as nearly 900,000 doses of cholera vaccine arrived in an attempt to limit the rapid spread of the disease.

Authorities announced a second death from cholera, which causes acute diarrhea and is spread by contaminated food and water, Some 128,000 displaced cyclone survivors are now at risk daily while living in temporary, often crowded, shelters, The Associated Press reported. Cholera can kill within hours if not treated.