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NEPAL-ALCOHOL-POISONING-DEATH
Six Nepali die, 16 injured in Malaysia due to alcohol poisoning
KATHMANDU, Sept 19, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – Six Nepali nationals died and 16
Nepali nationals were injured from alcohol poisoning in the state of Selangor
in Malaysia, the Nepali Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) confirmed here on
Wednesday.
The ministry said in a statement that six Nepali nationals, who fell sick
after consuming alcohol in Malaysia, died during their treatment at Sungai
Buloh Hospital and Kajang Hospital based in Selangor.
“Sixteen injured Nepali nationals are now receiving treatment at Buloh,
Kajang, Klang and Banting hospitals in Malaysia,” the ministry stated.
The Nepali Embassy in Kuala Lumpur immediately contacted local police
authorities in Selangor following local media reports that the Nepali
nationals were among other foreign nationals who suffered from alcohol
poisoning on Monday night.
On Tuesday, diplomats at the Nepali Embassy also visited local hospitals
to take stock of the Nepali nationals following the incident.
“The local police have been launching investigation following the
incident,” the Nepali Embassy in Kuala Lumpur said in a press statement.
Nepali Foreign Ministry officials said that the dead bodies of the Nepali
nationals will be brought back home once the post-mortem is over in Malaysia.
On Tuesday, Malaysian newspaper The Star reported quoting the local police
authorities that the dead men comprised Malaysians as well as foreign
nationals in the incident that took place Monday night.
The newspaper reported that the victims consumed the alcohol, which was
purchased from various shops in the Klang Valley, the wider area in Selangor
state that surrounds capital Kuala Lumpur.
BSS/XINHUA/FI/ 1408 hrs