Imphal, Apr 4 : At least 11 children aged below six years died Thursday at villages in Tipaimukh sub-division of Churachandpur district due to an unknown disease, a report said.
Among the 11 children, six were from Lungthulien village, three were from Leisen and one each from Parbung and Patpuihmun, the first official report received here said.
The children died till around noon today after brief illness with symptoms similar to malaria. The name of the deceased children were not immediately available due to communication gap.
Fear of spread of the disease to other people in the neighborhood prevails in the area, the report said.
The village authorities are likely to make report the prevailing situation and issue an SOS for preventive measures to the concerned state authorities tomorrow, the report said.
IFP
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