World Health Organization Tuesday announced that, more than 1200 people died and about 35,000 people have fallen ill in Angola due to cholera epidemic since its detection on February 13.

A WHO statement informed, "As of 15th May, Angola reported a total of 35 033 cumulative cases and 1 246 deaths in 11 of the 18 provinces,", the WHO said in a statement

The cholera epidemic is growing worse in Angola, with aid groups saying it has become a "national emergency."

Reports from the World Health Organization (WHO) say over 1,109 people have died from cholera in Angola, as the epidemic worsens

Officials are confirming that almost 1,000 people have died and an estimated 20,000 people are infected in Angola's worst cholera outbreak in a decade.

Ten weeks into the outbreak, health officials are reporting an average of 30 newly-infected people and one death every hour, and are calling on international organizations and world governments to do more to stop the epidemic

Aid groups warn an outbreak of cholera is quickly spreading throughout Angola after over 150 people in four provinces have died since the outbreak was identified in February.

Medecins Sans Frontieres says it has treated 2,500 cases in the capital of Luanda. Most deaths have been in other provinces lacking health facilities

As the deadly Bird flu strain makes its way throughout Europe, FIFA President Sepp Blatter has said that the organization would have to consider canceling the World Cup finals in Germany if bird flu begins to spread to humans.

Blatter says he would expect the German government to call off the tournament, should such a crisis occur