At least 118 people were still being treated in hospitals on Friday morningBodies of people who died after consuming toxic liquor are cremated in Kallakurichi, in Tamil Nadu state, India, June 20, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer/File PhotoBodies of people who died after consuming toxic liquor are cremated in Kallakurichi, in Tamil Nadu state, India, June 20, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer/File PhotoThe death toll from the latest case of tainted liquor in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu has climbed to 47, with over 100 people still in hospital, a government official said on Friday. The Tamil Nadu government said it was taking steps to identify people involved in the production of methanol - a toxic chemical normally used for industrial purposes. More than a dozen people died last year in a similar incident in a nearby district of Tamil Nadu.
