15 tribals die in Bastar

Jagdalpur, Apr 26 (UNI) Absence of healthcare led to 15 tribals dying of fever, diarrhoea and other ailments over a fortnight at Badebodhena village in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district, officials said here today.

''Following a complaint by village Sarpanch Basant Kumar to health officials yesterday, a medical team was rushed to the area today,'' the district medical officer said.

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