Birgunj, Aug. 28 -- The Parsa district of Nepal bordering India has seen an upsurge in cases of cholera in the past week, which till now have left three dead with over one hundred hospitalized, with some in critical condition.

The latest epidemic comes in the wake of the prolonged drought in the Southern plains of the Himalayan nation, suspected to be the reason behind the outbreak. Since last Friday, the doctors at the hospitals in Birgunj Metropolitan City have been receiving seriously ailing diarrheal patients who, upon rapid tests, show cholera.

"It was only last Friday, the influx of patients increased in the hospitals in Birgunj with the issue of diarrhoea, with many of them being admitted. Upon test first three cases were confirm...