Liberia security forces in riot gear,
blockade an area near the West Point Ebola center as the government
clamps down on the movement of people to prevent the spread of the Ebola
virus in the city of Monrovia, Liberia, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014.
The World Health Organization says the death toll from the Ebola
outbreak in West Africa is now at least 1,350 people.
The latest
figures Wednesday show that the deaths are mounting fastest in Liberia,
which now accounts for at least 576 of the deaths. More pics after cut...
The U.N. health
agency also warned in its announcement that "countries are beginning to
experience supply shortages, including fuel, food, and basic supplies."
This
comes after a number of airlines and shipping services have halted
transport to the worst affected capitals of Liberia, Sierra Leone and
Guinea.
In a desperate bid to halt the disease's spread,
authorities in Liberia have quarantined off a huge slum that is home to
50,000 people. Protests erupted in West Point on Wednesday, where
residents threw rocks at police.
Liberia security forces patrol areas
around the West Point Ebola center as the government clamps down on the
movement of people to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus in the city
of Monrovia, Liberia, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014.
Children surround a man, left, that
fell down while walking on a street suspected of having contracted the
Ebola virus in the city of Monrovia, Liberia, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014.
Liberia security forces blockade an
area around the West Point Ebola center as the government clamps down on
the movement of people to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus in the
city of Monrovia, Liberia, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014.
Liberia security forces, blockade an
area around the West Point Ebola center as the government clamps down on
the movement of people to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus in city
Monrovia, Liberia, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014.
Liberia security forces, block a road
near the West Point Ebola center as the government clamps down on the
movement of people to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus in city
Monrovia, Liberia, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014.
Residents from an area close to the
West Point Ebola center confront a government official, center rear, as
they are not allowed to enter the area leading to their homes, after
Liberia security forces blocked roads, as the government clamps down on
the movement of people to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus in the
city of Monrovia, Liberia, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014.
Residents from an area close to the
West Point Ebola center, protest as they are not allowed to enter the
area leading to their homes, after Liberia security forces blocked
roads, as the government clamps down on the movement of people to
prevent the spread of the Ebola virus in the city of Monrovia, Liberia,
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014.
Source- The Associated Press
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