A serious outbreak of diarrhea has so far claimed the lives of nine children in remote villages of mid-western Humla district, the Kathmandu Post reported Monday. Dozens of children also fell sick due to the outbreak that hit the Syada VDC of the district. The Post quoted VDC secretary Gajabir Rokaya as saying that the outbreak has not yet been controlled due to unavailability of medicine in the village. "Nearly 100 minors are now suffering from diarrhea in Syada, Sata and Yangu VDCs," he told the paper, adding that the outbreak could turn into an epidemic since there is no medicine at the local health office. However, doctors at the District Hospital said they had no knowledge of the outbreak