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A Cambodian village ripped apart by a bad batch of rice wine


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In rural Cambodia, dozens of people have died in recent months after drinking toxic home-brewed alcohol. In the village of Thnong in Kampot province, a bad batch consumed at a funeral left tragedy in its wake.

 

Prom Vannak, 50, would rarely go a day without at least a few glasses of rice wine, especially after a serious motorcycle accident that left him unable to work as a fisherman.

 

So when his uncle Muth - who was also a big drinker - passed away in May, there was no doubt that the funeral would be spent drinking and reminiscing with friends and family in the village.

 

read more https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-57496790

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