Maputo - Health authorities in Mozambique say
52 people have died after drinking a
contaminated traditional beer.
Alex Albertini, the health director in the
northeastern Songo district, said on Sunday that
51 more people were admitted to hospital after
drinking the brew at a funeral on Saturday.
Albertini said an additional 146 people have
reported to hospitals for examination in the
Chitima and Songo areas, both in the
northeastern Tete province.
Carle Mosse, provincial health director, said
blood samples and samples of the traditional
beer were being sent to the capital Maputo to be
tested.
Pombe, a traditional Mozambican beer, is made
from millet or corn flour. Authorities believe that
the drink was poisoned with crocodile bile during
the course of the funeral.
Police are investigating the incident.
Source :news24
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