印度102人被毒酒毒死

时间：2011-12-15 06:48:41

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At least 102 people have died after consuming toxic1 alcohol in India's West Bengal state, police say.

印度警方称，孟加拉邦至少102人因喝下毒酒而死亡。

Residents of 12 villages in Sangrampur, Magrahat, Usthi and Mandirbazar areas in South 24 Parganas fell ill after drinking the alcohol on Wednesday evening. Four people have been arrested.

Some 100 others are being treated in hospitals, with fears the death toll2 could rise.

Toxic alcohol deaths are a regular occurrence in India.

Last week, the state of Gujarat brought in a new law making the illegal manufacture and sale of toxic alcohol there punishable by death.

Ransacked3

The BBC's Amitabha Bhattasali in Calcutta says that 32 people have died overnight, pushing up the death toll from 48 from Wednesday evening.

A large number of people were also admitted to hospitals overnight with symptoms of alcohol poisoning

About 70 people are in a critical condition, state government minister Shyamal Mandal told the BBC.

"More and more people are turning up with symptoms of liquor poisoning and one local hospital is now overcrowded," district administrator4 NS Nigam told the AFP news agency.

Some of the critically ill had been transferred to Calcutta, he said.

Medicines and doctors were being rushed to the Diamond Harbour hospital.

Four breweries5（酿酒厂，啤酒厂） were ransacked（洗劫，掠夺） after the deaths began to be reported, AFP quoted officials as saying.

Illegal alcohol - commonly called desi daroo or country-made liquor in India - usually costs as little as 10 rupees (20 US cents) and the majority of the consumers are poor, daily-wage workers.

The liquor is usually spiked6 with methyl alcohol（木精，甲醇） and industrial spirits which can lead to fits, vomiting7 and death.


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1 toxic inSwc     
adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的
参考例句：
  • The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
  • There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。
2 toll LJpzo     
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
  • The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
  • The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
3 ransacked 09515d69399c972e2c9f59770cedff4e     
v.彻底搜查( ransack的过去式和过去分词 )；抢劫，掠夺
参考例句：
  • The house had been ransacked by burglars. 这房子遭到了盗贼的洗劫。
  • The house had been ransacked of all that was worth anything. 屋子里所有值钱的东西都被抢去了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
4 administrator SJeyZ     
n.经营管理者，行政官员
参考例句：
  • The role of administrator absorbed much of Ben's energy.行政职务耗掉本很多精力。
  • He has proved himself capable as administrator.他表现出管理才能。
5 breweries 4386fb1ac260e1c3efc47594007a5543     
酿造厂，啤酒厂( brewery的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • In some cases, this is desirable, but most breweries prefer lighter-type beers. 在一些情况下，这是很理想的，但是大多数啤酒厂更倾向于生产酒度较低的啤酒。
  • Currently, there are 58 breweries producing Snow Beeracross the country. 目前，全国共有58个雪花啤酒厂。
6 spiked 5fab019f3e0b17ceef04e9d1198b8619     
adj.有穗的；成锥形的；有尖顶的
参考例句：
  • The editor spiked the story. 编辑删去了这篇报道。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • They wondered whether their drinks had been spiked. 他们有些疑惑自己的饮料里是否被偷偷搀了烈性酒。 来自辞典例句
7 vomiting 7ed7266d85c55ba00ffa41473cf6744f     
吐
参考例句：
  • Symptoms include diarrhoea and vomiting. 症状有腹泻和呕吐。
  • Especially when I feel seasick, I can't stand watching someone else vomiting." 尤其晕船的时候，看不得人家呕。”

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