AT LEAST 69 DEAD IN MOZAMBIQUE AFTER DRINKING A LOCAL BEER.

In mozambique, a local beer is now a poisonous drink. We learnt that more than 69 people died after drinking this locally made beer. This occurred at a funeral ceremony at a village called
chitima in central mozambique. The district director for health Paulo Bernado explains: " This occurred in a funeral held on friday, after many took the beer, we started having a lots of vomiting and diarrhea and within a short time reports of dead bodies were made". She also said that up to 169 people are still in the hospitals because of the beer.
      Sample of the said beer had been taken since to ascertain the real case of the illness. The test will be at Maputo Laboratory for testing. The president, Armando Guebuza declared three days of National mourning.

Your are here » Home » World Pombe, traditional beer kills atleast 69 people in Mozambique By Reuters Updated Monday, January 12th 2015 at 17:22 GMT +3 Share this story: At least 69 people died over the weekend in Mozambique after drinking home-brewed beer, a local government official told state television. The mass poisoning occurred when people attending a funeral on Friday in the village of Chitima in central Mozambique fell ill, with seven fatalities initially confirmed on Saturday morning. "As we prepared to determine the cause of death of people we began to receive a lot of people with diarrhoea and other muscle aches. After that we began to receive dead bodies from several neighbourhoods," Paula Bernardo, the district director for Health, Women and Social Action, told the public broadcaster. She said at least 169 remained in hospital. Samples of the brew and suspicious objects found inside the drum have been sent to the National Laboratory in the capital Maputo for testing. Home brews concocted from corn, sorghum or other crops are commonly consumed in many parts of Africa and funerals on the continent are often accompanied by drinking and feasting. The outgoing president, Armando Guebuza, declared three days of national mourning.
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