Nightly News   |  November 09, 2010

Cholera epidemic reaches Port-au-Prince

The outbreak that has killed nearly 600 people in Haiti in the last three weeks has reached the capital city, where health authorities warn it it will spread quickly. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

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BRIAN WILLIAMS, anchor: Grim confirmation from Haiti tonight that the cholera epidemic has reached the capital city of Port -au-Prince. This puts millions more people at risk now, as was feared. The outbreak has already killed almost 600 people in Haiti in the last three weeks. More than 9,000 have been hospitalized and health experts are warning it will spread even more quickly now.