NEW DELHI: The death toll has climbed to 54 from consumption of tainted liquor in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu, with more than 100 people still in hospital, a government official said on Saturday (Jun 22). Nearly 200 people have been treated since Wednesday for vomiting, stomach aches and diarrhoea
That is a lot of it, but there are cultural factors too. For traditional weddings in much of Asia you drink local palm/rice/whatever wine. Drinking is often competitive, you keep your empties in front of you on the table.
Pick a random country in Asia and search ‘methanol poisoning’ here’s Cambodia, the number of results is shocking. This has made international news because of the death toll, not because it’s an unusual occurrence.
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