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Death toll from Indian toxic alcohol rises to 63: police
The death toll from a batch of illegal alcohol that devastated a town in southern India last week has risen to 63, police said Thursday.
Hundreds of people die every year in India from cheap alcohol made in backstreet distilleries, but this case in Tamil Nadu state is one of the deadliest in recent years.
Deaths from Indian toxic alcohol rise to more than 50
The death toll from a batch of toxic illegal alcohol in India has risen to 53, media reported Sunday, as more victims in hospital succumbed to the poisonous brew.
Tamil Nadu state Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has said the locally brewed arrack drink was laced with poisonous methanol, killing 37 within hours after they drank the illegal alcohol on Tuesday.