Nabarangpur: At least six persons including two children died of diarrhoea and many others were affected during the last week in two blocks in Nabarangpur district, official sources said.

The six persons and the affected hailed from Umerkote and Chandahandi blocks of the district where precautionary measures were taken to check the spread of the disease, the sources said.

Two squads of doctors have been formed at the district level for proper monitoring and treatment.