Tuesday, December 28, 2004

Two sick women die due to Maoist blockade

Two women died on Monday in Dolakha while being rushed to the district hospital in the headquarters, Charikot. They were delayed in reaching the hospital due to the ‘Maoists blockade’ in the area.

According to reports, Ghanamaya Phuyal of Chyama VDC died due to excessive bleeding after delivering a baby. She died on the way while being rushed to the hospital for treatment, which was nearly 40 km away from her village. The villagers carried her, as there were no vehicular movement, including ambulances, due to the blockade.

Similarly, 29-year-old Mira Sunuwar of Hawa VDC died while being carried piggy back to the district hospital. Sunuwar was suffering from urinary problems. Kantipur daily has quoted the husband of Mira as saying that he lost his beloved due to the Maoists imposed blockade. nepalnews.com pd Dec 28 04

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