Dispur: 13 killed in food poisoning in Assam. The deaths occurred over the past two days. The victims died while undergoing treatment at the Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH).
In the last five days, 35 patients from Charadio, Dibrugarh, Shivsagar, and Tinsukia have been admitted to Assam Medical College with mushroom poisoning. People mistakenly ate mushrooms as edible.
People were admitted to the hospital with vomiting and abdominal pain after eating. Most of the dead were tea plantation workers.