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At least 11 die in Cambodia after drinking toxic rice wine at a funeral


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  • In the past two months, over 30 people have died in three separate incidents across Cambodia from home-brewed rice wine containing methanol
  • Home-made rice wine is popular at wedding parties, village festivals and funerals as a cheap alternative to commercially produced drinks

 

Eleven Cambodian villagers died after drinking rice wine suspected to be toxic during a funeral, a police officer said on Sunday, adding to the kingdom’s growing recent death toll from unsafe home-made alcohol.

 

In the past two months, more than 30 people have died in three separate incidents across Cambodia from home-brewed rice wine containing methanol – a highly toxic liquid that can cause blindness if ingested.

 

Since Friday, 11 people who attended a funeral in coastal Kampot province – about 155km from the capital Phnom Penh – died while 10 more were hospitalised after imbibing home-made wine.

 

read more https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3139781/least-11-die-cambodia-after-drinking-toxic-rice-wine

 

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