A total of 15 people from a family of 21 in Kavango, rural Namibia, have died after eating toxic porridge in one of the country’s worst cases of suspected food poisoning, police have said.
Local media reported that the deeply impoverished family had eaten porridge made from cereal residues left from brewing an alcoholic drink.
The victims became ill after dinner on Saturday and were taken to hospital, where 15 have since died, reports News24.
Police spokesperson Kauna Shikwambi told AFP an investigation had been opened.
News24 article – 15 die in Namibia from porridge food poisoning (Open access)
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