Three die, 42 fall sick after drinking contaminated water in Pakistan

A girl and two women died and 42
others fell ill after drinking water from a reservoir in a
village in southern Pakistan, officials said on Monday.
The girl and women died Sunday at the Civil Hospital in
Wara, a town about 600 kilometers (370 miles) northeast of
Karachi, capital of the southern Sindh province, said
Ghulam Fareed, a doctor at the state-run hospital.
They were among 45 people who were taken to the hospital
from the nearby village of Hamal with stomach cramps,
vomiting and diarrhea, Fareed said.
The other people were listed in stable condition at the
hospital.