HAZMAT – Africa – Uganda
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EDIS Number: HZ-20100408-25618-UGA
Date / time: 08/04/2010 14:35:51 [UTC]
Event: HAZMAT
Area: Africa
Country: Uganda
State/County: Unknow
City: Unknow
Number of Deads: 30 persons
Number of Injured: 10 persons
Damage level: Minor
Description:
At least 30 people have died since Easter Sunday after reveling villagers in Uganda's south-western district of Kabale drank adulterated alcohol, reports said Thursday. At least 10 people have also gone blind after drinking the deadly brew, government daily The New vision reported. The government in September banned the sale of alcohol packed in plastic sachets after dozens died from taking the drink, which was mixed with industrial ethanol. The ban was lifted a few weeks later after the owners of the factories that produce the alcohol protested to the government. Unscrupulous business people adulterate the brew, locally known in the area as "muramba", with poisonous spirits to make it more potent, medical officials say.
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