Tragic news.
It has been reported that at least 99 people have died, while more than 100 are being treated in hospital in India after drinking toxic alcohol.
BBC have reported that several women are among the victims, who all worked on tea plantations in Assam state, which is located in the Northeast of India.
At least 99 people have died and more than 100 are being treated in hospital after drinking toxic bootleg alcohol in north-eastern India, officials say.
Doctors working at the hospitals where the victims are being treated are said to be “baffled” by the ingredients used in the illegal alcohol, which is causing organ failure.
One of the workers who is undergoing treatment at Golaghat Hospital told the BBC that he had been at a tea plantation on Thursday.
“I had bought half a litre of wine and drank it before eating. Initially, everything was normal, but after some time my head started hurting.
“The headache grew so much that I could not eat or sleep.”
He felt restless until the morning, and started getting chest pain. His wife then took him to the tea plantation hospital, and he was referred to the district hospital.
An official inquiry has been ordered into the tragedy.
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