Illegally brewed liquor kills at least 34 in southern India

At least 34 people have died and scores are hospitalized after drinking illegally brewed liquor in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, local media said.

NEW DELHI — At least 34 people have died and scores are hospitalized after drinking illegally brewed liquor in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, local media reported Thursday.

The state’s chief minister, M K Stalin, said the 34 died after consuming liquor that was tainted with methanol, according to the Press Trust of India news agency.

The incident occurred in the state’s Kallakurichi district, where more than 100 people are being treated in various hospitals, top district official M S Prasanth said. He added that the number of those who are in critical condition keeps changing, suggesting that the death toll could rise.

Ambulances, doctors and specialists from nearby areas were deployed to the district.

Government officials earlier said several people who were vomiting and had stomach pain were admitted to hospitals Wednesday, triggering a police investigation.

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