http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/cb668bbd5268e84e77e102bfb83f3646.htmWith the onset of summer in Iraq there are increasing concerns that erratic power supplies could have a serious impact on the health of the local population.
Doctors in the capital, Baghdad, have pointed to a spike in the number of patients suffering dehydration and already three deaths have been reported among the elderly. During the summer months temperatures in Iraq sometime reach around 50 degrees Celsius.
"Every day we see an increase in the number of people looking for our services due to health problems caused by the lack of power," Dr Abbas Shaker, a clinician at Yarmouk hospital, told IRIN. Shaker explained that children and the elderly were most vulnerable to dehydration, especially if their homes do not have a cooling system.
Communities have called on the government to act quickly in order to prevent further casualties.
I could've posted virtually the same story in 2003, 2004, etc. And what do you want to bet we could post the same damn story in 2006, 2007, 2008, etc.? More money though in Halliburton and Cheney's evil pockets.
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