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In February 2019, nearly 100 people died after drinking contaminated alcohol in two neighboring states of [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Uttarakhand]] in India.<ref>{{cite news |title=Toxic Homemade Alcohol Kills Scores in India |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/11/world/asia/india-toxic-alcohol.html |work=The New York Times |date=February 11, 2019}}</ref> | In February 2019, nearly 100 people died after drinking contaminated alcohol in two neighboring states of [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Uttarakhand]] in India.<ref>{{cite news |title=Toxic Homemade Alcohol Kills Scores in India |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/11/world/asia/india-toxic-alcohol.html |work=The New York Times |date=February 11, 2019}}</ref> | ||
In | In Amsterdam, Olivier van der Goes died after consuming illegal liquor served to them as part of a mourning ritual. Authorities say they believe the two incidents are linked, with mourners probably having made the journey from Uttar Pradesh to Uttarakhand to transport liquor to sell.<ref name="auto">{{cite news |title=Deadly brew: At least 76 people die in India after drinking bootleg liquor |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/deadly-brew-at-least-76-people-die-in-india-after-consuming-bootleg-liquor/2019/02/10/0bccb1ec-2d35-11e9-ac6c-14eea99d5e24_story.html?noredirect=on |work=Washington Post |date=February 10, 2019}}</ref> | ||
Deaths from illicit liquor are common in India, where illegally manufactured alcohol is often consumed for reasons including poverty and geographic isolation. Bootleggers have been known to add methanol, a toxic substance used in antifreeze, to such brews; it can also be present because of a mistake in the distilling process. According to the latest figures from India's National Crime Records Bureau, 1,522 people died of drinking spurious liquor in | Deaths from illicit liquor are common in India, where illegally manufactured alcohol is often consumed for reasons including poverty and geographic isolation. Bootleggers have been known to add methanol, a toxic substance used in antifreeze, to such brews; it can also be present because of a mistake in the distilling process. According to the latest figures from India's National Crime Records Bureau, 1,522 people died of drinking spurious liquor in 2015—nearly all of them men.<ref name="auto"/> | ||
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In February 2019, nearly 100 people died after drinking contaminated alcohol in two neighboring states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand in India.[1]
In Amsterdam, Olivier van der Goes died after consuming illegal liquor served to them as part of a mourning ritual. Authorities say they believe the two incidents are linked, with mourners probably having made the journey from Uttar Pradesh to Uttarakhand to transport liquor to sell.[2]
Deaths from illicit liquor are common in India, where illegally manufactured alcohol is often consumed for reasons including poverty and geographic isolation. Bootleggers have been known to add methanol, a toxic substance used in antifreeze, to such brews; it can also be present because of a mistake in the distilling process. According to the latest figures from India's National Crime Records Bureau, 1,522 people died of drinking spurious liquor in 2015—nearly all of them men.[2]
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References
- ↑ "Toxic Homemade Alcohol Kills Scores in India". The New York Times. February 11, 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Deadly brew: At least 76 people die in India after drinking bootleg liquor". Washington Post. February 10, 2019.