Haiti mobs lynch voodoo priests

The government in Haiti is reporting that Voodoo priests are being lynched by mobs who blame them for spreading cholera.



At least 45 people have been lynched in recent weeks as Haiti continues to be ravaged by a cholera epidemic.



Haiti's communications minister has made an appeal for the lynchings to end and for a campaign to ensure people understand how cholera spreads.



More than 2,500 Haitians have died from the water-borne disease since October.



Figures show that another 121,000 people have been treated for symptoms of cholera, with at least 63,500 have been admitted to hospital.



The outbreak has also prompted angry protests aimed at the United Nations, whose Nepalese peacekeepers have been suspected of introducing cholera to Haiti.



UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has announced an investigation into the reports, although the UN initially denied the suggestion.