Indian police said on Monday the death toll from those who drank locally made alcohol had risen to 56, with 117 people in hospital recovering, several in serious condition.
Family members perform last rites during funeral of victims who died after consuming toxic alcohol in Kallakurichi district of India’s Tamil Nadu state on June 20, 2024. – Drinking liquor was acceptable in a south Indian village until at least 47 people died from a fatal poisoning earlier this week after they consumed arrack, a distilled alcoholic drink.
Others have been blinded after drinking the locally made “arrack” last week, which was laced with methanol.“My father wanted me to be an engineer,” Kokila said, who uses only one name. “That is why I will study and become one.” Top district police official Rajat Chaturvedi told AFP that “56 people have died so far and around 117 people are currently under medical treatment”.
Some people went blind, while others collapsed in the street and died before they could make it to the hospital.
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